John Wilks Hoffman
Position: HB-FB-E-LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1925 in Little Rock, AR
College: Arkansas
2-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 5th round (49th overall) of the 1949 Draft
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View Details For: 17 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1949 | 24 | CHI | fb | 12 | 6 | 53 | 216 | 1 | 27 | 4.1 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 25 | 373 | 14.9 | 2 | 64 | 2.1 | 31.1 | 589 | 3 | 1 |
| 1950 | 25 | CHI | FB | 12 | 0 | 42 | 154 | 0 | 25 | 3.7 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 2 | 44 | 0.7 | 13.4 | 315 | 2 | 1 |
| 1951 | 26 | CHI | LE | 12 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 28 | 394 | 14.1 | 2 | 78 | 2.3 | 32.8 | 391 | 2 | 0 |
| 1952 | 27 | CHI | LS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953* | 28 | CHI | RH | 12 | 0 | 32 | 95 | 3 | 34 | 3.0 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 28 | 341 | 12.2 | 1 | 40 | 2.3 | 28.4 | 436 | 4 | 2 |
| 1954 | 29 | CHI | RE | 12 | 0 | 39 | 178 | 1 | 19 | 4.6 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 28 | 354 | 12.6 | 1 | 54 | 2.3 | 29.5 | 532 | 2 | 4 |
| 1955* | 30 | CHI | LH | 12 | 0 | 94 | 454 | 0 | 47 | 4.8 | 37.8 | 7.8 | 11 | 153 | 13.9 | 1 | 37 | 0.9 | 12.8 | 607 | 1 | 3 |
| 1956 | 31 | CHI | RH | 12 | 0 | 56 | 272 | 2 | 39 | 4.9 | 22.7 | 4.7 | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 0 | 35 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 357 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 88 | 6 | 317 | 1366 | 7 | 47 | 4.3 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 136 | 1870 | 13.8 | 9 | 78 | 1.5 | 21.3 | 3236 | 16 | 13 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1949 | 24 | CHI | fb | 12 | 6 | 10 | 249 | 0 | 33 | 24.9 | 838 | |||||
| 1950 | 25 | CHI | FB | 12 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 20 | 10.7 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 32 | 26.0 | 442 |
| 1952 | 27 | CHI | LS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 43 | |||||
| 1953* | 28 | CHI | RH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 16.0 | 468 | |||||
| 1954 | 29 | CHI | RE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 560 |
| Career | 88 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 390 | 0 | 33 | 22.9 | 3706 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1949 | 24 | CHI | fb | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | 25 | CHI | FB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1952 | 27 | CHI | LS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1953* | 28 | CHI | RH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1954 | 29 | CHI | RE | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1955* | 30 | CHI | LH | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1956 | 31 | CHI | RH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 88 | 6 | 4 | 120 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 24 | CHI | fb | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1950 | 25 | CHI | FB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1951 | 26 | CHI | LE | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1953* | 28 | CHI | RH | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1954 | 29 | CHI | RE | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1955* | 30 | CHI | LH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1956 | 31 | CHI | RH | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 88 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 104 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)