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Pat Hanley
Biographical details
Born(1896-08-21)August 21, 1896
Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 1966(1966-07-20) (aged 69)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Playing career
1916–1917
1918		Washington State
Mare Island Marines
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1921Hillyard HS (WA)
1922Stockton HS (CA)
1923–1926Haskell Institute (line)
1927–1933Northwestern (line)
1934–1941Boston University
Head coaching record
Overall35–24–5 (NCAA)
13–2–1 (High school)
Military career
Buried
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno, California, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1917–1918
1942–1947
Rank Lieutenant colonel
Unit4th Marine Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsBronze Star
Silver Star
RelationsLt. Col. Dick Hanley (brother)

Leroy Bernard "Pat" Hanley (August 21, 1896 – July 20, 1966) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Boston University from 1934 to 1941, compiling a record of 35–24–5.

Playing

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Hanley was born in Cloquet, Minnesota and grew up in Spokane, Washington.[1][2] He played college football at Washington State University as an end from 1916 to 1917, alongside his brother, Dick Hanley.[1] In 1918, he played under his college coach, William Henry Dietz, on the Mare Island Marines football team.[3]

Coaching

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Hanley was the head coach of Hillyard High School in 1921, where he led a team that had not won a game in seven years to an 8–0 record. The following year he moved to California, where he coached Stockton High School to a 5–2–1 record.[3] Hanley then spent 11 years an assistant under his brother at Haskell Institute and at Northwestern University.[4] In 1934 he was named head football coach at Boston University.[3]

World War II

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On January 11, 1942, Hanley, a major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, was ordered to active duty.[5] After a reorientation program at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Hanley was assigned to the 1st Division of the Fleet Marine Force at Marine Corps Air Station New River.[6] He was the base's public relations and moral officer.[7] He fought in the Guadalcanal campaign and was promoted to lieutenant colonel later in 1943.[8][9] In 1944, he was a recreation and morale officer with the 4th Marine Division.[10] On June 16, 1944, during the Battle of Saipan, Hanley and two others extinguished an explosive-laden vehicle that was threatening to destroy a beach command post. Hanley was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Silver Star for his actions.[11][2]

Later life

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After the war, Hanley was in charge of a Special Services program in the Western United States. He left the Marine Corps in 1947 and married his assistant, Eileen Twohey.[12] He spent his later life in Berkeley, California, where he died on July 20, 1966.[13]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Boston University Terriers (Independent) (1934–1941)
1934 Boston University 3–4
1935 Boston University 3–4–2
1936 Boston University 5–1–2
1937 Boston University 6–2
1938 Boston University 3–4–1
1939 Boston University 5–3
1940 Boston University 5–3
1941 Boston University 5–3
Boston University: 35–24–5
Total: 35–24–5

References

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  1. ^ a b "2013 Gameday at Washington State" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 125. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "LeRoy B. Hanley". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Pat Hanley is Appointed Football Coach at B.U.". The Boston Globe. March 21, 1934.
  4. ^ "Pat Hanley Gets What He Wants; Signs at Boston". The Daily Illini. Associated Press. March 21, 1934. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Marine Corps Calls 26 Reserve Officers". The New York Times. January 12, 1942.
  6. ^ Kaese, Harold (February 12, 1942). "Major Pat Hanley Ordered to Post at New River, N. C.". The Boston Globe.
  7. ^ Fullerton Jr., Hugh S. (April 3, 1942). "Sports Roundup". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Miller, Vern (February 14, 1943). "Maj. Pat. Hanley Tells of Marines In Guadalcanal". The Boston Globe.
  9. ^ "Coach Promoted". The Circleville Herald. Circleville, Ohio. November 19, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  10. ^ Glynn, Edward (May 11, 1944). "Service Notes: 'Pat' Hanley Now Handles Marines in South Pacific". The Boston Globe.
  11. ^ Lucas, Jim (January 26, 1945). "Pat Hanley Saves Post, Awarded Bronze Star". The Boston Globe.
  12. ^ "Eileen M. Hanley". East Bay Times. ANG Newspapers. April 18, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Deaths". Powwow. Fall 1966.
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