Fred Hoaglin

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1944)}}

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| birth_date = January 28, 1944

| birth_place = Alliance, Ohio, U.S.

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| number = 54, 53

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| position1 = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 250

| college = Pittsburgh

| NFLDraftedYear = 1966

| NFLDraftedRound = 6

| NFLDraftedPick = 93

| NFLDraftedTeam = Cleveland Browns

| playing_years1 = 1966–1972

| playing_team1 = Cleveland Browns

| playing_years2 = 1973

| playing_team2 = Baltimore Colts

| playing_years3 = 1974–1975

| playing_team3 = Houston Oilers

| playing_years4 = 1976

| playing_team4 = Seattle Seahawks

| career_highlights = * 2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV)

| ProBowls = 1

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Fred Hoaglin, (born January 28, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1976. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Playing career

Hoaglin attended East Palestine High School in East Palestine, Ohio{{cite news |last1=Newborn |first1=Isi |title=Hoaglin Takes Stock |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cleveland-press-fred-hoaglin/175036608/ |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=The Cleveland Press |date=December 11, 1968}} and University of Pittsburgh, from where he was eventually drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 1966 NFL draft as a center.{{cite news |title=Fred Hoaglin of Pitt Signs with Browns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-fred-hoaglin/175036053/ |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=December 3, 1965}} In the 1966 season for the Browns, Hoaglin was promoted from the taxi squad to the active roster after an injury to John Morrow.

He was taken by the Seattle Seahawks from the Houston Oilers in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft.{{cite news |title=McKay Picks Three Raiders in Stocking Tampa Bay |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star-hoaglin/175036447/ |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=Valley Morning Star |date=March 31, 1976}}

NFL assistant coach

After he retired as a player, Hoaglin served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Lions (1978–1984), New York Giants (1985–1992), New England Patriots (1993–1996), and Jacksonville Jaguars (1997–2000), serving under the Bill Parcells coaching tree during his stints at the last three franchises.

He was an assistant coach for the Giants during their Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV championship seasons under Parcells, then won an AFC Championship at New England under Parcells in 1996 before the Patriots fell 35–21 to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI.

Parcells resigned from the Patriots to take the head coaching job with the New York Jets after that loss, but Hoaglin joined fellow Parcells coaching tree disciple Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville as the tight ends coach. During his time there, the Jacksonville Jaguars won two AFC Central Division titles, reached the playoffs in three consecutive seasons, and played in the 1999 AFC Championship Game.

Coaching history

Detroit Lions (1978–1984) (OL)
New York Giants (1985–1992) (OL)
New England Patriots (1993–1996) (OL)
Jacksonville Jaguars (1997–2001) (TE)

References

Category:1944 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football offensive linemen

Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players

Category:Cleveland Browns players

Category:Baltimore Colts players

Category:Houston Oilers players

Category:Seattle Seahawks players

Category:Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players

Category:Detroit Lions coaches

Category:New York Giants coaches

Category:New England Patriots coaches

Category:Jacksonville Jaguars coaches

Category:Sportspeople from Alliance, Ohio

Category:Players of American football from Stark County, Ohio