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American football player and coach (1923–1997)

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American football player
Homer Hobbs
refer to captionHomer Hobbs in 1949
No. 37
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1923-02-13)February 13, 1923
Lexington, South Carolina, U.S.
Died:January 5, 1997(1997-01-05) (aged 73)
Austell, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
College:Georgia
NFL draft:1949 / round: 11 / pick: 108
(By the Washington Redskins)
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:22
Starts:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Homer Brown Hobbs (February 13, 1923 – January 5, 1997) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a guard for the San Francisco 49ers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL).

Biography

Homer Hobbs was born February 13, 1923, in Lexington, South Carolina.

Hobbs played college football as a lineman at the University of Georgia, lettering in 1946, 1947 and 1948, and was drafted in the 11th round of the 1949 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins with the 108th pick overall.

Hobbs played for the San Francisco 49ers in 1949 — the last year of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and 1950 — the first year of the team's membership in the National Football League (NFL).

In 1951, he joined Ralph Jordan's staff as a line coach at Auburn University. On January 28, 1952, Hobbs resigned from Auburn to accept an assistant coaching position at the United States Naval Academy, rejoining Eddie Erdelatz, who was his 49ers line coach. From 1955 to 1957 Hobbs was head football coach at Furman University. He was succeeded at Furman by Bob King for the 1958 season.

Hobbs died January 5, 1997, at Austell, Georgia.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (1955–1957)
1955 Furman 1–9 1–1 T–6th
1956 Furman 2–8 2–2 T–4th
1957 Furman 3–7 2–1 4th
Furman: 6–24 4–4
Total: 6–24

References

External links

Furman Paladins athletic directors
Furman Paladins head football coaches
Washington Redskins 1949 NFL draft selections


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