Mike Hoban
Encyclopedia
Michael Angel Hoban is a former American football
player. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Hoban played high school football for Gordon Tech High School. He played college football
as an offensive guard
for the University of Michigan
from 1971 to 1973. As a junior, he started all 11 games at offensive left guard for the 1972 Michigan Wolverines football team
that finished with a 10-1 record, ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll
. As a senior, he helped lead the 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team
to an undefeated 10-0-1 record and was selected as an All-Big Ten Conference
player. After his senior year, Hoban was selected to play for the northern all-star team in the December 1973 Blue–Gray Football Classic. Hoban played as a guard for the Chicago Bears
during the 1974 NFL season
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Hoban played high school football for Gordon Tech High School. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
as an offensive guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
for the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
from 1971 to 1973. As a junior, he started all 11 games at offensive left guard for the 1972 Michigan Wolverines football team
1972 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1972 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1972 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler...
that finished with a 10-1 record, ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
. As a senior, he helped lead the 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team
1973 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1973 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler...
to an undefeated 10-0-1 record and was selected as an All-Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
player. After his senior year, Hoban was selected to play for the northern all-star team in the December 1973 Blue–Gray Football Classic. Hoban played as a guard for the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
during the 1974 NFL season
1974 NFL season
The 1974 NFL season was the 55th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl IX when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings...
.