NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame
Hanson was Baseball coach, College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois for 26 years. He served as president of the NJCAA BCA from 1981- 1982; has won 13 Skyway Conference championships and two Region IV championships. Hanson was named to the Illinois JUCO Hall of Fame in 1996; Illinois High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 2000; Region IV Coach of the Year in 1981 & 1994.