He was the son of James Hansen and Briget Neesen, Norwegian and Scottish immigrants.[1]
South Adelaide
Frank Hansen debuted for South Adelaide in the 1903 SAFL season. He would lead the club in goal kicking in 1907 with 24 goals, 1908 with 28 and 1909 with 20.[2]
He led the competitions goal tally for four consecutive seasons between 1910 and 1913.[3] He would play only one game in 1914 retiring at the age of 29.[4]
Coaching
Frank Hansen was coach of Port Adelaide from 1919–1923 in varying capacities.
Personal life
Frank Hansen married during 1914 and died during 1975 at the age of 91.
South Australia 13.18 (96) def. Western Australia 3.5 (23), at Adelaide Oval, 5 August 1911 South Australia 13.13 (91) def. Tasmania 3.6 (24), at Adelaide Oval, 7 August 1911 South Australia 12.20 (92) def. New South Wales 2.9 (21), at Adelaide Oval, 9 August 1911 South Australia 11.11 (77) def. Victoria 5.4 (34), at Adelaide Oval, 12 August 1911
Victoria 10.9 (69) def South Australia 7.13 (55), at Adelaide Oval, 12 July 1913, crowd: 15,000 Victoria 16.12 (108) d South Australia 6.17 (53), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 16 August 1913
