Matt O. Hanhila was a scholar, teacher, administrator, coach, and official in Arizona's public school systems for an unbelievable career of 58 years. Dr. Hanhila was born in Finland and came to this country in 1913. He attended college and has the rare distinction of receiving his Bachelor's (Arizona State Teacher's College--now NAU), Master's (U of A), and PhD (Arizona State) degrees at all 3 of the major universities in the state. Dr. Hanhila began his career in education in 1932 in Mohave County. He taught nearly everything and coached all 4 major sports during that period.