During his rookie season in 1977 while still attending High School in Edmonton at the tender age of seventeen, Hank became the youngest player in the history of professional football. Hankโs specialty on the field was punting for the CFL Edmonton Eskimos during the Glory years of โ78 thru โ82 winning five Grey Cup Championships.
Traded to Toronto in โ83, Hank contributed yet to another Grey Cup for the Argonauts and he became the only player to win six consecutive Championships. In โ89 Hank played for the NFL San Diego Chargers, and in โ90 the Los Angeles Rams before returning to the Toronto Argonauts in โ91 to win a 7th Grey Cup.
Hank retired after the โ93 season, after taking a year off of football, he played for the Hamilton Tiger-cats in โ95. Enjoying retirement for 2 seasons, in โ98 the B.C. Lions lured Hank out of retirement and he played the remaining 4 games of the regular season and the Western Final.
In 2001, after being inactive from football for 3 seasons, the Edmonton Eskimos came knocking on the door. Nicknamed, โThunderfootโ, he played the remaining 3 regular season games and the Western Final.
Hank joins legendary Lui Passaglia as the only 2 players in the history of professional football that spans a playing career in 4 consecutive decades.
Hank has been selected on the CFL All Canadian All Star Team 8 times, โ78, โ79, โ80, โ81, โ86, โ87, โ91, โ92.
In 2018, Hank was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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