Happy birthday to Ross O’Hanley, who would have been 81 today.
Born February 16, 1939 in Everett, Massachusetts.
Patriot safety, 1960-1965; uniform #25.
Ross O’Hanley was an original Boston Patriot. He rose from being an undrafted rookie to the starting safety on opening day. O’Hanley was named to the 1960 All-AFL Team, the equivalent of being a first team All-Pro today. With the exception of seven 1961 games missed due to military obligations he played in every game for the first six years of the franchise. His fifteen career interceptions still place him in the top twenty in Patriots history to this day.