John Hoffman
John Wilks Hoffman
Born: December 8, 1925
Little Rock, AR USA
Deceased: April 15, 1987
Little Rock, AR
Position: HB-FB-E-LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: Arkansas
High School: Central (Little Rock, AR)
Career: 1949-1956
Drafted: 1949 in Round 5, #49 overall by the Chicago Hornets
John Hoffman played from 1949 to 1956 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Hoffman ran for 1,366 yards in his career on 317 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 136 passes for 1,870 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 53 | 216 | 4.1 | 27 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 42 | 154 | 3.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 32 | 95 | 3.0 | 34 | 3 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 39 | 178 | 4.6 | 19 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 94 | 454 | 4.8 | 47 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 56 | 272 | 4.9 | 39 | 2 |
| Totals | 317 | 1366 | 4.3 | 47 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 25 | 373 | 14.9 | 64 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 44 | 2 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 28 | 394 | 14.1 | 78 | 2 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 28 | 341 | 12.2 | 40 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 28 | 354 | 12.6 | 54 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 153 | 13.9 | 37 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Totals | 136 | 1870 | 13.8 | 78 | 9 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 249 | 24.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 390 | 22.9 | 33 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 54 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1953 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1955 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 6 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
