Gary Hoffman is a former tackle

Tackle (American football)

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 in the National Football League

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Biography

Hoffman was born Gary Edward Hoffman on September 28, 1961 in Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

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Career

Hoffman was drafted by the Green Bay Packers

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 in the tenth round of the 1984 NFL Draft

1984 NFL Draft

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 and was a member of the team that season. The following season he played with the San Francisco 49ers

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He played at the collegiate level at the University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz

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and is a member of the university's hall of fame.