Students looked up to Hansen, who retires from teaching after 35 years

Gordie Hansen retired from teaching at Luverne Elementary at the end of the 2024-25 school year. His students proclaimed the 35-year veteran of the classroom as the “GOAT” — Greatest of All Time — on his bulletin board on the last day of school. Mavis Fodness/Rock County Star Herald Photo

Gordie Hansen retired from teaching at Luverne Elementary at the end of the 2024-25 school year. His students proclaimed the 35-year veteran of the classroom as the “GOAT” — Greatest of All Time — on his bulletin board on the last day of school. Mavis Fodness/Rock County Star Herald Photo

News 18 June 2025

Students looked up to Hansen, who retires from teaching after 35 years

At 6 feet, 5 inches, Gordie Hansen was a center on the Luverne High School basketball team, an experience that brought the 1984 graduate back to his alma mater to teach for 35 years.