1. Robert James "Hunchy" Hoernschemeyer was an American football player.
22 Facts About Robert Hoernschemeyer
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Robert Hoernschemeyer led the NCAA in both total offense and passing yards during the 1943 season.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer played professional football for ten years in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer played for the Chicago Rockets and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1946 to 1948 and was among the AAFC leaders in multiple offensive categories and, when the league folded in 1950, Hoernschemeyer held the league record with 6,218 yards of total offense.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer then played six years in the NFL with the Detroit Lions from 1950 to 1955.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer was the Lions' leading rusher for four consecutive years and was a member of the club's 1952 and 1953 NFL championship teams.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer played in the 1951 and 1952 Pro Bowls and was selected as a second-team All-Pro player in 1952 and 1953.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer attended Cincinnati's Elder High School, where he became an all-city football player.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer began playing for Bo McMillin's Indiana Hoosiers football team at age 17 in 1943.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer led the NCAA in 1943 with 1,648 yards of total offense and 1,133 passing yards.
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In 1944, Robert Hoernschemeyer was inducted into the United States Navy.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer was assigned to the Bainbridge Navy Training Center in Maryland, but he was granted a "special order discharge" allowing him to return to Indiana in the fall of 1944, pending his entry into the United States Military Academy.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer missed the first game of Indiana's 1944 season but returned to campus two days before the team's game against Illinois.
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In July 1946, Robert Hoernschemeyer signed to play with the Chicago Rockets in the All-America Football Conference.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer was again among the AAFC leaders in 1947 with 704 rushing yards and 926 passing yards.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer continued to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer's 96-yard run remains tied for the sixth longest in NFL history.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer led the Lions in rushing again in 1951 with 678 yards on 132 carries.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer was selected to play in the 1953 Pro Bowl.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer was selected by the United Press as a second-team All-Pro player in 1953.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer remained with the Lions during the 1954 and 1955 seasons, but his production declined to 242 rushing yards in 1954 and 109 rushing yards in 1955.
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Robert Hoernschemeyer suffered a shoulder separation against the Pittsburgh Steelers on November 13,1955, ending his NFL career at age 30.