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Merton Hanks
#36 | Safety | Seattle Seahawks | Roster

Profile | Statistics | Career Notes
Through December 19, 1999
TACKLESFUMBLESINTERCEPTIONS
YR
1999
G
11
GS
1
 TOT
17
SOLO
12
AST
5
SACK
2.0
SF
0
 FF
0
FR
0
BK
0
TD
0
 INT
2
YDS
30
AVG
15.0
TD
1
PD
5

Profile

Height: 6-2
Weight: 181 lbs.
Born: March 12, 1968
College: Iowa
Drafted: Selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (122nd pick overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.

College
Consensus All-Big Ten selection and AP second-team All-American at Iowa in 1990 ... Led the Big Ten with 14 passes defensed as a senior ... Established a Hawkeye's record with seven blocked kicks during his four-year career ... Recipient of Iowa's "Hustle Award" in 1989 and was selected second-team All-Big Ten ... Graduated with a degree in liberal arts.

Personal
Football and tackle at Lake Highland High School in Dallas ... Won district 110-meter hurdles championship (13.7) as a junior ... Youngest of six children ... Wife, Marva (Fuller), was a star player on the Iowa women's basketball team ... Two daughters, Maya Angelou and Milan Nicole.


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