Editor’s note: Charles Lindberg “Lindy” Hanson ’48 was inducted into the Williston Northampton Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 7, 2014 during Reunion weekend. Athletic Director Mark Conroy gave the following introduction during the ceremony.
It is my great pleasure to introduce Charles Lindbergh “Lindy” Hanson as an inductee into Williston’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
It was during my first year at Williston in 2000 when I first became familiar with the name Lindy Hanson. A ceremony that included past classmates, teammates, and family members took place in his honor on the “other side of the bridge” when a plaque was erected in his memory next to Sawyer Field. I remember thinking at that time that this must not only be a special athlete but a special person for folks to return to Williston to honor him 52 years after his graduation!
While Lindy was undoubtedly one of the finest athletes in our school’s history, I would soon learn that he was also one of our most beloved. Lindy graduated from Abington High School in eastern Massachusetts in 1945 where he was an All Scholastic athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. Following his graduation, he served his country in the US Navy during World War II before arriving at Williston Academy in the fall of 1946.
