Tommy Hannon

{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tommy Hannon

| number = 45

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|3|5}}

| birth_place = Massillon, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 193

| high_school = Massillon Washington

| college = Michigan State

| draftyear = 1977

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 83

| teams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1977|1984}})

| highlights =

• 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1975, 1976)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 15

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 13

| statlabel3 = Defensive touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = HannTo20

}}

Thomas Edward Hannon (born March 5, 1955) is an American former professional football player. He played as a safety for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings. He was a starter in 103 of the 117 games he played for the Vikings, including every non-strike game in his last six NFL seasons. Hannon had 15 interceptions in his NFL career.{{Cite web |title=Tom Hannon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HannTo20.htm |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} An interception was perhaps the top highlight of his career; he ran a first quarter interception back 41 yards for his only NFL touchdown in a 34–14 Vikings victory over the Chicago Bears in 1980.{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears - September 21st, 1980 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009210chi.htm |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Prior to playing in the pros, he was a four-year letterman at Michigan State.LostLettermen.com, "Thomas Hannon", http://www.lostlettermen.com/thomas_hannon-michigan_state-football-big_10-p170137/ . Accessed October 22, 2012.