Phil Hansen lives a GiveBack life – he leads by example
through word and deed. In 2001, he received the NDSU
Horizon Award for outstanding career accomplishments and
community service within ten years of graduation, and in
2006 was presented with the Ralph C. Wilson Distinguished
Service Award recognizing former Buffalo Bills players for
their community service. Phil shares his time and talent each
summer by hosting a specialty
football camp for high school
offensive and defensive
lineman. He also leads an
NFL-sponsored sportsmanship
and fitness camp for youth
ages 5-13 in Fargo, and is
starting another sportsmanship
and fitness camp in the Detroit
Lakes area. Phil gives motivational speeches for youth and
adult sports groups, church groups, and area businesses.
The values that guide his life provide the themes of his
speaking engagements – sportsmanship, fitness, concern for
others, hard work, and positive attitude.
Phil and Dianna Hansen share
their time, talent, and treasure
with a number of nonprofit
charities in North Dakota and
Minnesota. Dianna serves as
the board chair of the Ronald
McDonald House in Fargo.
They are both members of
Dakota Medical Foundation
and generously support many
of the health-related nonprofit
partners of the Foundation.
Phil Hansen is a native of Oakes, North
Dakota. He was raised on his family’s
4,000 acre farm, played football for his
high school team, and was named a two-time
all-conference selection. He earned
a bachelor’s degree from NDSU in agricultural
economics in 1991. At NDSU,
Phil helped bring home three national
championships in 1986, 1988, and 1990.
He was named twice as a first-team All-
American.
In 1991, Phil was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd
Round. He competed in 11 seasons as a defensive end with the
Buffalo Bills, ranks 2nd in the Bill’s All-Time Sack Leaders stats
with 61.5 sacks, and served as a captain for 5 years. He started
in 148 out of 156 regular games, and played in three Super
Bowls. In January 2002, Phil retired from professional football,
and moved back to the Detroit Lakes, MN area. He and his wife,
Dianna, are the parents of three children – Hope - 6, Jillian - 4,
and Ross, 20-months. Since his return to this area, Phil has been
recognized with a number of honors, including
being named to the North Dakota
Hall of Fame in 2002, the Division 2 Football
Hall of Fame in 2004, the NDSU Hall
of Fame in 2005, and the Oakes North
Dakota Hall of Fame in 2006. In addition
to owning and operating his own landscaping
business, Phil works as a color
analyst for the NDSU Bison football team,
and also hosts the Craig Bohl Football
Show.
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