Steve Hanson

For the American football player, see Steve Hanson (American football). For the New Zealand rugby union coach, see Steve Hansen.

Stephen Raymond Hanson (7 August 1961 – 4 November 2015) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He played for the North Sydney Bears and Eastern Suburbs. Hanson primarily played in the front row.

Steve Hanson

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Raymond Hanson
Born	(1961-08-07)7 August 1961 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 November 2015(2015-11-04) (aged 54) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–90 North Sydney Bears 88 4 0 0 16 1992–93 Eastern Suburbs 22 2 0 0 8 Total 110 6 0 0 24 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1988 New South Wales 1 1 0 0 4
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Hanson was selected to represent New South Wales as a last minute replacement for Phil Daley in game III of the 1988 State of Origin series. He scored a try in the match which would be his only State of Origin appearance.^[1][2]

On 4 November 2015, he died of complications of heart attack he had suffered two weeks earlier, while holidaying. He was 54.^[3][4]