William Joseph "Bo" Hanley (July 10, 1891 – November 23, 1954) was an American football player and coach. He served a head coach for the Kenosha Maroons of the National Football League (NFL) for one season in 1924. Hanley played college football at Marquette University, where he was nicknamed the "Marquette Marvel". In 1911, Hanley played baseball for one season for the Aurora Blues of the Wisconsin-Illinois League.[1]
| Date of birth | July 10, 1891 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | U.S. |
| Date of death | November 23, 1954 (aged 63) |
| Place of death | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Wingback |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| US college | Marquette |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1914–1915 | Colorado Mines |
| 1924 | Kenosha Maroons |
In 1920, Hanley's younger brother, Cornelius "Pat" Hanley played for the Detroit Heralds. Pat also played college football at Marquette.
Biography
editHanley was born on July 10, 1891. He was a resident physical at County Emergency Hospital in Milwaukee for 16 years, until he died there, on November 23, 1954.[2]
Coaching
editHanley served as the head football coach at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado from 1914 to 1915.[3]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1914–1915) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Colorado Mines | 5–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1915 | Colorado Mines | 4–2 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Colorado Mines: | 9–2–1 | 9–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–2–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "William J. Hanley". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Hanley Dies". Waukesha Daily Freeman. Waukesha, Wisconsin. Associated Press. November 23, 1954. Retrieved September 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1916 "Prospector"". Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved November 20, 2018.