Craig Hanneman

{{Short description|American football player (born 1949)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Craig Hanneman

|number=67, 74

|position=Defensive end
Defensive tackle

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1949|7|1|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Salem, Oregon, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=240

|height_in=3

|high_school=South Salem

|college=Oregon St.

|draftyear=1971

|draftround=6

|draftpick=138

|pastteams=* Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1972|1973}})

• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1974|1975}})

|highlights=

• Second-team All-American (1970)
• First-team All-Pac-8 (1970)

|statlabel1=Sacks

|statvalue1=5.0

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=3

|pfr=HannCr20

}}

Craig Lewis Hanneman (born July 1, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) from 1972 to 1975. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and played for two NFL teams in 52 games over gour seasons.

Following his NFL career, Hanneman returned to Oregon where he worked as the Government Affairs Manager for Willamette Industries and later as the President of the Oregon Forest Industries Council. Hanneman also served as a Polk County Commissioner.{{cite web|last=Walden|first=Greg|title=A Tribute to Craig Hanneman|publisher=Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2008-09-28/html/CREC-2008-09-28-pt1-PgE2145-2.htm|access-date=2012-06-08}}

In 2012, Hanneman climbed Mount Everest. He is believed to be the first former NFL, NBA or major league athlete to reach the summit of the world's tallest mountain.{{cite news|last=Eggers |first=Kerry |url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/110824--giant-killer-finds-natural-high|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510052735/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/110824--giant-killer-finds-natural-high|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2018|title='Giant Killer' Finds Natural High|work=The Portland Tribune| location=Portland, Oregon| date=2012-06-07 |access-date=2012-06-08}}

In 2019, three years after being diagnosed with ALS, he completed the Seven Summits at age 70.{{Cite web|last=Eggers|first=Kerry|title=Craig Hanneman: Still Ascending|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/446031-359474-craig-hanneman-still-ascending|access-date=2020-06-15|website=PamplinMedia.com|date=December 17, 2019 |language=en-gb}}

In 2020, Hanneman was inducted into the State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. {{Cite web|url=http://oregonsportshall.org/timeline/craig-hanneman-multi-sport/|title = Craig Hanneman – Multi-Sport | Oregon Sports Hall of Fame & Museum| date=October 9, 2020 }}