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Doug Hahn, a native of Hordville, Neb., was a prolific defensive player during his football career at Nebraska Wesleyan.
Despite playing defensive end, Hahn earned the Plainsman Award as the team’s leading tackler in 1974, 1975 and 1976. A two-time All-Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC) pick, he was recognized on multiple occasions by the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald. In 1975, Hahn was selected into “Best College Football Players of America.” He was also named a tri-captain and chosen the Most Valuable Player by his teammates when NWU shared the conference title in 1976.
As a senior, Hahn earned Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Sunday Lincoln Journal Star. He recorded a sack in every game that season, including four against Peru State College. Hahn’s 151 tackles in 1976 rank fifth on the NWU single-season charts, and his 381 career tackles are the fifth most in team history. In 1977, Hahn’s parents attended his graduation without him after he was invited to tryout with the Denver Broncos.
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