Jerry Hanlon

Jerry Hanlon (July 13, 1929 – March 22, 2026) was an American football player, coach, and radio broadcaster. He was a halfback on the 1953–1955 Miami University teams that won two Mid-American Conference championships under Ara Parseghian. Hanlon was an assistant football coach at the University of Dayton, Miami University (1966–1968), and the University of Michigan (1969–1991). He was also an announcer for Michigan Wolverines football games on WJR radio from 1993 through 1995.

Life and career Early years Hanlon attended Taylor High School in North Bend, Ohio, where he played basketball and football. He later attended Xavier University and Miami University. At Miami, he played football for Ara Parseghian. He played halfback on the 1953–1955 Miami teams that won two Mid-American Conference championships under Paraseghian.

He graduated from Miami in 1956 and began a career in coaching. He was an assistant football coach under John McVay at Central Catholic High School in Canton, Ohio for four years from 1957 to 1960.

Dayton and Miami In 1965, Hanlon was the defensive backfield coach at the University of Dayton on a coaching staff that included head coach John McVay and assistants Joe Eaglowski, Tom Moore, George Perles, and Ed Youngs.

In 1966, Hanlon accepted a position on Bo Schembechler's coaching staff at Hanlon's alma mater, Miami. Hanlon served as an assistant coach under Schembechler for three years at Miami. At the time of his retirement from coaching, Hanlon was appointed as the University of Michigan's assistant director of development and alumni relations. Hanlon also served as the color commentator on WJR's radio broadcasts of University of Michigan football games during the 1993, 1994 and 1995 seasons.

Later years

In 1997, Hanlon was inducted into the "Cradle of Coaches" Association.

As of 2005, Hanlon was living in Ann Arbor. He told a reporter at the time, "I still live in the same house I moved into in 1969. I couldn't afford to move in, and now I can't afford to move out."