Jack Hoffman (American football)

Jack Howard Hoffman (March 11, 1930 – December 13, 2001) was an American football defensive end who played five seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 1952 NFL Draft. Hoffman graduated from Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1948 and played college football at Xavier University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business in 1952.[1][2] He missed the 1953 and 1954 seasons while serving in the United States Army during the Korean War era.[3][4]

Not to be confused with Jack Hoffman.
Jack Hoffman
No. 82
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1930-03-11)March 11, 1930
Cincinnati, Ohio
Died:December 13, 2001(2001-12-13) (aged 71)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:Cincinnati (OH) Purcell Marian
College:Xavier
NFL Draft:1952 / Round: 5 / Pick: 54
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Hoffman spent his entire NFL career with the Bears, starting his entire rookie year.[5] A stalwart on the Bears defensive line, he continued to play every game until he dislocated his elbow against the Green Bay Packers in 1958, leading to his retirement.[6][7] He later became a car salesman in Cincinnati, with son Jack Jr. doing the same.[8]

References
  1. "JACK HOFFMAN". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  2. "Jack H. Hoffman". goxavier.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  3. "Jack Howard Hoffman". findagrave.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  4. "Jack Hoffman". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  5. "Hoffman Is In Line-Up As Bears Face Browns". The Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. August 29, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hansen Will Replace Bears' Jack Hoffman". The Post-Crescent. Associated Press. November 11, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bears Announce Retirement Of Blanda, Hoffman". Hartford Courant. AP. July 26, 1959. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Stakauskas, Betsy (December 17, 2001). "Jack Hoffman had long career in auto business". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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