Bob Hoffman (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1917–2005)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bob Hoffman

| image = Bob Hoffman 1942.jpg

| caption = Hoffman, circa 1942

| number = 43, 45, 16, 66

| position = Running back
Defensive back

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|12|13}}

| birth_place = Star City, West Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|4|13|1917|12|13}}

| death_place = Bakersfield, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 208

| high_school = Montebello
(Montebello, California)

| college = USC

| draftyear = 1940

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 78

| pastteams = * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1940|1941}})

• Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1946|1948}})
• Los Angeles Dons (1949)

| highlights = * First-team All-PCC (1938)

• Second-team All-PCC (1939)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 398

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.6

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 7

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 71

| statlabel5 = Interceptions

| statvalue5 = 3

| statlabel6 = Touchdowns

| statvalue6 = 11

| pfr = HoffBo20

}}

Wayne Robert Hoffman (December 13, 1917 – April 13, 2005) was a U.S. American football running back in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams. He also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Los Angeles Dons and in the Pacific Coast Professional Football League (PCPFL) for the Hollywood Bears. Hoffman was an All-American college football player at the University of Southern California and was selected in the ninth round of the 1940 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1940 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}