George Hanson is a former American

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 basketball coach. Hanson was the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers

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 for the 1970-71 season, where he finished 11-13 and led the squad to a 5th place finish. Hanson resigned after one season and was replaced by Bill Musselman

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. Hanson played for the Gophers in the 1950s and was subsequently an assistant coach with John Kundla

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 and Bill Fitch. He succeeded Fitch as Gophers coach in 1970.Hartman, Sid

Sid Hartman

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. "Sid Hartman," Minneapolis Star-Tribune, March 7, 1986.