(1968-03-12) March 12, 1968 (age 56) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:
Lake Highlands (Dallas)
College:
Iowa
NFL draft:
1991 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (1991–1998)
Seattle Seahawks (1999)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXIX)
2× First-team All-Pro (1994–1995)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1996–1997)
4× Pro Bowl (1994–1997)
NFL Alumni Defensive Back of the Year (1995)
Third-team All-American (1990)
First-team All-Big Ten (1990)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1989)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
501
Interceptions:
33
INT yards:
410
Touchdowns:
3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Merton Edward Hanks (born March 12, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.[1] He was a five-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl selection with the 49ers, winning a Super Bowl (XXIX) with the team.
Hanks played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning All-American honors in 1990. He played eight seasons in the NFL with the 49ers and one with the Seattle Seahawks. He is currently a senior associate commissioner for the Pac-12.[2]
^"Merton Hanks". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
^"Pac-12 tabs ex-NFL star Hanks to run football ops". ESPN.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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ensuing possession, Michael Irvin fumbled the ball and it was picked up by MertonHanks for a 38-yard touchdown, putting the 49ers up by two touchdowns just...
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to the Phoenix loss by unleashing three Steve Young touchdowns and a MertonHanks punt return score while picking off Billy Joe Tolliver three times and...
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