Published Aug 5, 2002
Chris Hannon bio...
Brent Hubbs
Publisher
6-4, 175 wide receiver
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Sarasota, Florida, Riverview High School
Full name: Christopher Lee Hannon
Born: February 18, 1984
Rankings: Rated as a 4-star player and the No. 19 athlete prospect by Rivals.com … Ranked as the No. 44 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep … Member of the SuperPrep All-Dixie team … Selected as a top 150 quarterback prospect by Borderwars.com … Preseason All-America selection by Tom Lemming … Selected all-district and all-area by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune … Chosen third-team Class 6A All-State by the Florida sportswriters.
Notables: Led Riverview to a 7-3 record and a district title in 2001 … As a senior, rushed for more than 1,000 yards and passed for 680 yards to go with 15 touchdowns … As a junior, ran for 1,000 yards and passed for 800 yards and 18 touchdowns … Best game was 190 yards rushing against East Lake High School … Also competed in track, with a career best 10.5 in the 100 meter and a 21.8 in the 200 meters … Member of his school’s Renaissance Club (3.0 grade-point average or higher).
Other schools visited: Hannon only visited Tennessee
Getting to know Hannon:
Favorite movie: Enemy of the State
Favorite music: Rap
Favorite food: spaghetti
Favorite cartoon character: Spider Man
Favorite book: People under the Stairs
Pre-game routine or ritual: “I keep a CD on in order to keep me hype,” Hannon said. “I don’t listen to the same one every week. I just listen to something to keep me pumped up.”
Person you model your game after: Michael Jordan. “He is always calm no matter the situation he is in,” Hannon said. “He always looks calm. It does not matter how he is feeling inside, he always looks calm on the outside.”
Biggest influence on your life and why: My dad. “He was successful his first year in college, but he go the big head and things did not work out so he came home,” Hannon said. “He has told me a lot about what not to do and now he has put me in a position go carry on the family name.”
Person you would like to have dinner with: Grandma. “She practically raised me,” Hannon said. “She passed when I was around 10 and I would like to sit and talk with her again.”