Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak
No. 42
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1939-12-08) December 8, 1939
Place of birth:	Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Jeannette (PA)
College:	Penn State
NFL Draft:	1961 / Round: 7 / Pick: 90
Career history
As player:
Pittsburgh Steelers (1961–1970)
As coach:
Pittsburgh Steelers (1972–2007) Running backs coach
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (1968) Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame

Player stats at PFR

Richard John Hoak (born December 8, 1939) is an American former football player and coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college for Penn State, and was selected by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft. He was a running back for the Steelers from 1961 to 1970, and then became the longest tenured coach in the team's history, from 1972 to 2007.

College career

Hoak attended Penn State University from 1958 to 1961, where he was a running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. He was the Nittany Lions' most valuable player as a senior in 1960. He graduated in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in social studies. He roomed with Jim Ragano his freshman year at Penn State.

Professional playing career

Chosen by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft, Hoak had an impressive career, amassing 3,965 rushing yards in 1132 attempts (3.5 avg) with 25 touchdowns. He also caught 146 passes for 1,452 yards (9.9 avg) and 8 touchdowns. He was named to one Pro Bowl and led the team in rushing three times. He retired after the 1970 season as Pittsburgh's number 2 all-time rusher, and is currently fifth all time in rushing yards out of all Steelers.

Coaching career

After a highly successful playing career, Hoak was hired by then-coach Chuck Noll as running backs coach in 1972, and served in that position for 20 seasons. He passed on the head coaching job with the USFL's Pittsburgh Maulers when offered it in 1983. Noll retired in 1991, and Hoak was the only one of Noll's assistants retained under his successor, Bill Cowher.

During his tenure, the Steelers rushed for over 30,000 yards (the only team to do so in this time period) and led the league in rushing yards three times. He was the position coach for Steeler greats Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis. On January 1, 2007, Hoak announced his retirement after 45 seasons with the team: 10 as a player and 35 as a coach.^[1]

Hoak has the distinction of being the only coach to work for both Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher. At the time of his retirement, he had been a Steeler for 742 of the franchise’s 1,057 games and had been involved in every title game and playoff victory during its 74 seasons.^[2]

Personal

Hoak lives in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife Lynn and their three children.

References

↑ Dulac, Gerry (January 3, 2007). "Dick Hoak retires after 45 years with Steelers as coach and player". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
↑ "Notes from the Cuff". imakenews.com.

External links

Pro Football Reference Bio for Dick Hoak

Dick Hoak—Super Bowl teams

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl IX champions

5 Terry Hanratty 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw 17 Joe Gilliam 20 Rocky Bleier 22 Richard Conn 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ron Shanklin 26 Preston Pearson 27 Glen Edwards 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris (MVP) 33 John Fuqua 34 Andy Russell 35 Steve Davis 38 Ed Bradley 39 Bobby Walden 43 Frank Lewis 45 Jim Allen 46 Reggie Harrison 47 Mel Blount 50 Jim Clack 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 54 Marv Kellum 55 Jon Kolb 56 Ray Mansfield 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Jim Wolf 63 Ernie Holmes 64 Steve Furness 68 L. C. Greenwood 71 Gordon Gravelle 72 Gerry Mullins 73 Rick Druschel 74 Dave Reavis 75 Joe Greene 77 Charlie Davis 78 Dwight White 82 John Stallworth 84 Randy Grossman 86 Reggie Garrett 87 Larry Brown 88 Lynn Swann 89 John McMakin

Head coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Bud Carson Dick Hoak George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl X champions

5 Terry Hanratty 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw 17 Joe Gilliam 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Glen Edwards 29 Brent Sexton 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 John Fuqua 34 Andy Russell 36 Dave Brown 38 Ed Bradley 39 Bobby Walden 43 Frank Lewis 44 Mike Collier 45 Jim Allen 46 Reggie Harrison 47 Mel Blount 50 Jim Clack 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 54 Marv Kellum 55 Jon Kolb 56 Ray Mansfield 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 63 Ernie Holmes 64 Steve Furness 68 L. C. Greenwood 71 Gordon Gravelle 72 Gerry Mullins 74 Dave Reavis 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 78 Dwight White 82 John Stallworth 84 Randy Grossman 86 Reggie Garrett 87 Larry Brown 88 Lynn Swann (MVP)

Head coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Bud Carson Dick Hoak George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII champions

5 Craig Colquitt 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 18 Cliff Stoudt 20 Rocky Bleier 21 Tony Dungy 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ray Oldham 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 40 Randy Reutershan 47 Mel Blount 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 69 Fred Anderson 72 Gerry Mullins 74 Ray Pinney 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 86 Jim Smith 87 Jim Mandich 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham

Head coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV champions

5 Craig Colquitt 9 Matt Bahr 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Greg Hawthorne 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 Anthony Anderson 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 47 Mel Blount 49 Dwayne Woodruff 50 Tom Graves 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 54 Zack Valentine 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 63 Thom Dornbrook 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 72 Gerry Mullins 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 85 Calvin Sweeney 86 Jim Smith 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham

Head coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Rollie Dotsch Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Louis Riecke Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XL champions

3 Jeff Reed 7 Ben Roethlisberger 8 Tommy Maddox 11 Quincy Morgan 12 Rod Rutherford 16 Charlie Batch 17 Chris Gardocki 20 Bryant McFadden 21 Ricardo Colclough 22 Duce Staley 23 Tyrone Carter 24 Ike Taylor 26 Deshea Townsend 27 Willie Williams 28 Chris Hope 29 Chidi Iwuoma 31 Mike Logan 33 Russell Stuvaints 34 Verron Haynes 35 Dan Kreider 36 Jerome Bettis 39 Willie Parker 42 John Kuhn 43 Troy Polamalu 46 Arnold Harrison 50 Larry Foote 51 James Farrior 53 Clark Haggans 54 Rian Wallace 55 Joey Porter 56 Chukky Okobi 57 Clint Kriewaldt 60 Greg Warren 64 Jeff Hartings 66 Alan Faneca 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen 68 Chris Kemoeatu 72 Barrett Brooks 73 Kendall Simmons 76 Chris Hoke 77 Marvel Smith 78 Max Starks 79 Trai Essex 80 Cedrick Wilson 81 Sean Morey 82 Antwaan Randle El 83 Heath Miller 84 Jerame Tuman 85 Nate Washington 86 Hines Ward (MVP) 89 Lee Mays 90 Travis Kirschke 91 Aaron Smith 92 James Harrison 94 Andre Frazier 96 Shaun Nua 98 Casey Hampton 99 Brett Keisel

Head coach: Bill Cowher

Coaches: Bruce Arians Keith Butler James Daniel Chet Fuhrman Russ Grimm Dick Hoak Ray Horton Dick LeBeau John Mitchell Darren Perry Kevin Spencer Mark Whipple Ken Whisenhunt

Pittsburgh Steelers Legends team

Offense:	Bobby Layne Dick Hoak John Henry Johnson Roy Jefferson Ray Mathews Elbie Nickel Chuck Cherundolo Mike Sandusky Bruce Van Dyke Charlie Bradshaw Frank Varrichione

Defense:	Eugene Lipscomb Ernie Stautner Ben McGee Bill McPeak Dale Dodrill Myron Pottios Jerry Shipkey Jack Butler Bill Dudley Howard Hartley Clendon Thomas

Specialists:	Armand Niccolai Pat Brady

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