Suffering Fueled His Greatness: John Hannah on What It Took to Be the Best Offensive Lineman of All Time
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Sports Illustrated called him the greatest offensive lineman of all time, but he certainly wasn't born with that title—it took a lot of hard work. Here's John Hannah himself sharing the story of the two moments in his life that pushed him toward excellence: one with his dad, the other with legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant.
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| 1:02.1 | Our next story comes to us from the guy Sports Illustrated said was the greatest offensive |
| 1:06.9 | lineman of all time. |
| 1:09.3 | John Hanna was a two-time All-American at the University of Alabama, was selected fourth |
| 1:14.7 | overall by the New England Patriots in the 1973 NFL draft. |
| 1:20.1 | Hannah received nine Pro Bowl selections and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 1:25.3 | in 1991. |
| 1:31.9 | Hannah shared this story first with 1819 News, |
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