Dick Hoak 1939 – 2026
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Biography
Dick Hoak was an American football player and coach who spent 45 years with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Born on December 8, 1939, in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, he starred at Penn State before the Steelers chose him in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL draft. He played ten seasons as a running back, rushing for 3,965 yards and earning a Pro Bowl selection in 1968, then served as the team’s running backs coach from 1972 to 2006 under Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher, mentoring Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis. He was part of five Super Bowl championships and was inducted into the Steelers Hall of Honor. He died in November 2026, aged 86.
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