Richard John Hoak was born on December 8,1939 and is an American former professional football player and coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
20 Facts About Dick Hoak
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Dick Hoak played for the Steelers as a running back.
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Dick Hoak played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and was selected by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL draft.
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Dick Hoak played for the Steelers from 1961 to 1970, and then became the longest tenured coach in the team's history, from 1972 to 2007.
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Dick Hoak was born on December 8,1939, in Jeannette, Pennsylvania.
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Dick Hoak was a star quarterback, and defensive back, at Jeannette High School.
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Dick Hoak led Jeannette to a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League 3A title in 1956.
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Dick Hoak additionally played three years on Jeannette's basketball team, leading the team in scoring as a senior and setting a single game scoring record.
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Dick Hoak was named All-WPIAL in basketball, as well as to the All-Section basketball team.
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Dick Hoak attended Penn State University, where he played varsity football for the Nittany Lions from 1958 to 1961.
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Dick Hoak was playing quarterback, as well as safety, by his senior year.
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Dick Hoak was named the game's most valuable player passing for two touchdowns, running for two touchdowns, and intercepting two passes.
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Dick Hoak graduated in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in social studies.
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Dick Hoak roomed with Jim Ragano his freshman year at Penn State.
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Dick Hoak caught 146 passes for 1,452 yards and 8 touchdowns.
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Dick Hoak was named to one Pro Bowl and led the team in rushing three times.
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Dick Hoak retired after the 1970 season as Pittsburgh's number 2 all-time rusher, and is currently eighth all time in rushing yards out of all Steelers.
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Dick Hoak passed on the head coaching job with the USFL's Pittsburgh Maulers when offered it in 1983 because it would have been disloyal to the Rooneys.
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Dick Hoak was the position coach for Steeler greats Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis.
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Dick Hoak has the distinction of being the only coach to work for both Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher.