Bobcats By the Numbers: #65
6/29/2015 6:07:00 PM | Football
Doug Hanson faces opportunity in fall camp
Every day we look at players who donned the jersey number corresponding to the number of days until the Bobcats open the 2015 season on September 3 against Fort Lewis College. The list of MSU football players by the jersey number is based on preseason rosters. The set of available rosters is complete from 1946-81 and '83-present. Only the 1926-27, 1934, 1937 and 1941 rosters are available in the pre-WWII years. Corrections, additions, or rosters that fill out the set will be welcomed enthusiastically via e-mail at: blamberty@msubobcats.com. Complaints about featured players also welcome, but possibly with less enthusiasm.
#65
Doug Hanson, OL: People aren't typically able to choose when an opportunity presents itself. It just happens. Fourth-year reserve center Doug Hanson received an opportunity earlier this summer when Austin Oldenburger, who like Hanson was battling for a backup offensive line position, left the squad. With Oldenburger's departure after struggling to recover from off-season surgery, Hanson slides into the backup spot at center. He has greeted the opportunity with his usual hard work and even demeanor. "Doug just goes about his business and works hard," says MSU strength and conditioning coach Alex Willcox. While Hanson has yet to start a game for the Cats, his emergence as a stabilizing force in the offensive line rotation could provide a key boost for MSU's offense.
Spotlight Player: Mataio Toilolo was a really good player for the Bobcats during the years when MSU was a program on the rise, and he was almost part of one of the great stories in school history. Toilolo started the first 12 games at guard as a junior in the fall of 2002, but a knee injury shelved him for MSU's playoff game at McNeese State. But after a rash of injuries and uneven play in that contest, there was Mataio, warming up on the stationary bike during halftime. And the big warrior from southern California trotted out to open the second half – at center. He performed admirably, and helped the Bobcats to a near-upset of top-seeded McNeese State. Toilolo earned First Team All-Big Sky honors that season and second team mention the next.
Notable #65s in the Bobcat Past: You'd have a hard time finding a more genuine, down-to-earth bunch than the guys who suited up for Montana State during the late 1970s, and particularly the '76 National Championship season. That group remains a strong presence around the state and in their continuing support of the Bobcat program. One of those guys is Bozeman businessman John Close, whose wife Kathy was a great track and field athlete at MSU. John and Kathy's daughter Mandy was a Bobcat women's basketball assistant coach until returning to her alma mater, Oregon State, this summer, and son Kevin is a jumper on the MSU track squad. John Close was a rangy and fast defensive end who started for three seasons and earned Second Team All-Big Sky honors as a senior.
Through the Years: Rex Workman (1957), Steve Sobonya (1959-61), Jerry Ross (1964), Wayne Purdom (1965-66), Frank Kalfoss (1967-69), Curt Brandon (1970), Greg Maurer (1971-74), John Close (1975-78), John Blackman (1979-82), Jeff Gorski (1983-84), Jamie Smith (1985), Bryan Ratzburg (1986-89), Jeff Brickert (1990), Cory Brye (1991-93), Mike McGrath (1994), Jon Eckberg (1995), Harold Powers (1998), Matt Horlacher (1999), Mataio Toilolo (2000-03), Adam Brockway (2004-05), Tim Garcia (2006-10), Christian Williams (2012-13), Doug Hanson (2014-present).
#65
Doug Hanson, OL: People aren't typically able to choose when an opportunity presents itself. It just happens. Fourth-year reserve center Doug Hanson received an opportunity earlier this summer when Austin Oldenburger, who like Hanson was battling for a backup offensive line position, left the squad. With Oldenburger's departure after struggling to recover from off-season surgery, Hanson slides into the backup spot at center. He has greeted the opportunity with his usual hard work and even demeanor. "Doug just goes about his business and works hard," says MSU strength and conditioning coach Alex Willcox. While Hanson has yet to start a game for the Cats, his emergence as a stabilizing force in the offensive line rotation could provide a key boost for MSU's offense.
Spotlight Player: Mataio Toilolo was a really good player for the Bobcats during the years when MSU was a program on the rise, and he was almost part of one of the great stories in school history. Toilolo started the first 12 games at guard as a junior in the fall of 2002, but a knee injury shelved him for MSU's playoff game at McNeese State. But after a rash of injuries and uneven play in that contest, there was Mataio, warming up on the stationary bike during halftime. And the big warrior from southern California trotted out to open the second half – at center. He performed admirably, and helped the Bobcats to a near-upset of top-seeded McNeese State. Toilolo earned First Team All-Big Sky honors that season and second team mention the next.
Notable #65s in the Bobcat Past: You'd have a hard time finding a more genuine, down-to-earth bunch than the guys who suited up for Montana State during the late 1970s, and particularly the '76 National Championship season. That group remains a strong presence around the state and in their continuing support of the Bobcat program. One of those guys is Bozeman businessman John Close, whose wife Kathy was a great track and field athlete at MSU. John and Kathy's daughter Mandy was a Bobcat women's basketball assistant coach until returning to her alma mater, Oregon State, this summer, and son Kevin is a jumper on the MSU track squad. John Close was a rangy and fast defensive end who started for three seasons and earned Second Team All-Big Sky honors as a senior.
Through the Years: Rex Workman (1957), Steve Sobonya (1959-61), Jerry Ross (1964), Wayne Purdom (1965-66), Frank Kalfoss (1967-69), Curt Brandon (1970), Greg Maurer (1971-74), John Close (1975-78), John Blackman (1979-82), Jeff Gorski (1983-84), Jamie Smith (1985), Bryan Ratzburg (1986-89), Jeff Brickert (1990), Cory Brye (1991-93), Mike McGrath (1994), Jon Eckberg (1995), Harold Powers (1998), Matt Horlacher (1999), Mataio Toilolo (2000-03), Adam Brockway (2004-05), Tim Garcia (2006-10), Christian Williams (2012-13), Doug Hanson (2014-present).
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