More than 27 years after moving to Tucson, Greg Hansen still gets choked up when the Arizona Wildcats band play the National Anthem just right.

Hansen has documented every meaningful Arizona Wildcats moment since 1981, first as a beat writer and then a columnist for the Arizona Daily star. He's also just as comfortable at a high school football game, a city amateur golf tournament or a rodeo.

Born in Utah, Hansen has made Tucson his home. For more than a quarter-century, readers have treated him like part of their family, whether to praise or curse, love or hate.

After all these years, Hansen still treats sports with the genuine wonder of seeing them for the first time. Because of him, his readers do, too.

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