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line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial; font-size: 125%;">George Hoey</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1946-11-14</span>) </span>November 14, 1946<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 78)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">Michigan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a>/<a href="/wiki/Kickoff_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff returner">KR</a>/<a href="/wiki/Punt_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Punt returner">PR</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 NFL draft">1969</a> / round: 14 / pick: 346</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)" title="St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> (<a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a>–<a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>Second-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams" title="List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams">All-Big Ten</a> (<a href="/wiki/1967_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team" title="1967 All-Big Ten Conference football team">1967</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Kickoff_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff (American football)">Kickoff</a> Return Yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">534</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Average:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">25.4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HoeyGe20.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5540659#P3561" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>George William Hoey</b> (born November 14, 1946) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punt_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Punt returner">punt returner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kickoff_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff returner">kickoff returner</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). He played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan Wolverines</a> (1966–1968) and in the NFL for the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> (1971), <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> (1972–1973), <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> (1974), <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> (1975), and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> (1975). </p><p>In high school, Hoey was an All-State <a href="/wiki/Halfback_(American_football)" title="Halfback (American football)">halfback</a>. At the University of Michigan, <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> halfback <a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Ron Johnson (running back)">Ron Johnson</a> was in Hoey's class, and Hoey was therefore used principally as a <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a>. Hoey is most remembered for his work as a <a href="/wiki/Punt_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Punt returner">punt returner</a> at Michigan. He led the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a> in punt return yards in 1967 and 1968, and still holds Michigan's modern era (post-1949) records for most punt return yards in a game (140), most return yards per punt in a season (24.3) and most return yards per punt in a career (17.1). Hoey was also a record-setting <a href="/wiki/Sprint_(running)" title="Sprint (running)">sprinter</a> on Michigan's <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a> team. </p><p>In five seasons in the NFL, Hoey was principally a <a href="/wiki/Kickoff_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff returner">kickoff returner</a>. In 1971, he set a St. Louis Cardinals club record with six kickoff returns for 206 yards, including one for 103 yards and a touchdown. He had 534 kickoff return yards in his career. </p><p>Since 1993, Hoey has worked in administration at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Colorado_at_Boulder" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Colorado at Boulder">University of Colorado</a>. He worked first in academic services for the athletic department. After controversies in the late 1990s concerning eligibility of University of Colorado athletes, Hoey accepted a position in the school's career services department providing career counseling to student athletes. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school_athlete_at_Flint_Central">High school athlete at Flint Central</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: High school athlete at Flint Central"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hoey was born in <a href="/wiki/Gaffney,_South_Carolina" title="Gaffney, South Carolina">Gaffney, South Carolina</a>. He moved with his family from <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> to <a href="/wiki/Flint,_Michigan" title="Flint, Michigan">Flint, Michigan</a> at age 13.<sup id="cite_ref-FPL_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FPL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Flint_Central_High_School" title="Flint Central High School">Flint Central High School</a>, he excelled in both football and track. When No. 1 ranked Flint Central met No. 2 ranked Bay City Central in 1963, it was billed as the "Game of the Year." Flint Central won the game 25–18, as Hoey (then only a junior) scored three touchdowns, including a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown, and a pass <a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">interception</a> that Hoey ran back 35 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a senior in 1964, Hoey was named an All-State halfback by <a href="/wiki/The_Detroit_News" title="The Detroit News">The Detroit News</a> and <a href="/wiki/UPI" class="mw-redirect" title="UPI">UPI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FPL_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FPL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UPI_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In naming him to its All-State team, the UPI noted: "Hoey, a 5-foot-10, 165-pounder, gained 502 yards in 64 carries and caught 17 passes. He scored 11 touchdowns to lead the <a href="/wiki/Saginaw_Valley_League" title="Saginaw Valley League">Saginaw Valley Conference</a> for the second straight year. A great broken-field runner, he has scored eight touchdowns on kickoff or punt returns during his two-year stint with the varsity."<sup id="cite_ref-UPI_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UPI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also led the Saginaw Valley Conference in scoring for two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-GFASHOF_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GFASHOF-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On his high school track team, Hoey won the <a href="/wiki/60_metres" title="60 metres">60-yard dash</a> at the Central Michigan Relays Invitational indoor meet with a time of 6.3 seconds. He was All-State in track at the 1965 <a href="/wiki/Michigan_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Michigan High School Athletic Association">Michigan High School Athletic Association</a> Class A track meet.<sup id="cite_ref-FPL_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FPL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="University_of_Michigan_track_and_football_star">University of Michigan track and football star</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: University of Michigan track and football star"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1965, Hoey became the first <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> athlete from Flint to earn a <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a> scholarship.<sup id="cite_ref-GFASHOF_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GFASHOF-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At Michigan, Hoey excelled in both football and track. In track, Hoey set a 60-yard dash record with a time of 6.1 in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-FPL_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FPL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of the Wolverines' record-setting <a href="/wiki/4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay" title="4 × 100 metres relay">4 × 100 metres relay</a> with a time of 40.6.<sup id="cite_ref-FPL_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FPL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In football, Hoey did not make the team as a halfback, having the misfortune to be in the same class as <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Ron Johnson (running back)">Ron Johnson</a>. He started only three games at halfback during his time at Michigan (and one at fullback).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Ron Johnson playing halfback, Hoey was used principally as a <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a> and <a href="/wiki/Punt_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Punt returner">punt returner</a>. Playing against <a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_football" title="Navy Midshipmen football">Navy</a> in 1968, Hoey had two <a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">interceptions</a> which he returned for 31 yards, and punt returns of 63 and 36 yards.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named an <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams" title="List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams">All-Big Ten</a> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a> in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-FPL_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FPL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Punt_return_records_at_Michigan">Punt return records at Michigan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Punt return records at Michigan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though he was also an All-Big Ten defensive back, Hoey is most remembered as one of the leading punt returners in Michigan history. He led the Big Ten in punt return yards in 1967 and 1968,<sup id="cite_ref-GFASHOF_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GFASHOF-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and holds several Michigan school records for punt returns, including most return yards in a game and most yards per return in a season and a career. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Most_yards_in_a_game">Most yards in a game</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Most yards in a game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 28, 1967, Hoey gained 140 yards on four punt returns against <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers football">Minnesota</a>—still Michigan's single-game record for punt return yardage. Hoey and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Breaston" title="Steve Breaston">Steve Breaston</a> are the only two Michigan players with two games in the top ten single-game performances by a Michigan punt returner.<sup id="cite_ref-UMStats_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMStats-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Number </th> <th>Yards </th> <th>Average </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Touchdowns</a> </th> <th>Long </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Opponent </th></tr> <tr> <td>George Hoey</td> <td>4</td> <td>140</td> <td>35</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td>1967</td> <td>Minnesota </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tripp_Welborne" title="Tripp Welborne">Tripp Welborne</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>117</td> <td>23.4</td> <td>0</td> <td>60</td> <td>1990</td> <td>Indiana </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Breaston" title="Steve Breaston">Steve Breaston</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>116</td> <td>12.9</td> <td>0</td> <td>29</td> <td>2006</td> <td>Wisconsin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marquise_Walker" title="Marquise Walker">Marquise Walker</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>7</td> <td>112</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>42</td> <td>2001</td> <td>Purdue </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Breaston" title="Steve Breaston">Steve Breaston</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>112</td> <td>28</td> <td>1</td> <td>67</td> <td>2004</td> <td>Northwestern </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Alexander_(wide_receiver)" title="Derrick Alexander (wide receiver)">Derrick Alexander</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>108</td> <td>27</td> <td>1</td> <td>80</td> <td>1992</td> <td>Michigan State </td></tr> <tr> <td>Julius Curry</td> <td>8</td> <td>105</td> <td>13.1</td> <td>0</td> <td>19</td> <td>2002</td> <td>Utah </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Breaston" title="Steve Breaston">Steve Breaston</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>105</td> <td>26.3</td> <td>0</td> <td>55</td> <td>2003</td> <td>Notre Dame </td></tr> <tr> <td>George Hoey</td> <td>2</td> <td>99</td> <td>49.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>63</td> <td>1968</td> <td>Navy </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Evan_Cooper" title="Evan Cooper">Evan Cooper</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>99</td> <td>16.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>31</td> <td>1983</td> <td>Minnesota </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Most_yards_per_return_in_a_season">Most yards per return in a season</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Most yards per return in a season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hoey also holds the modern (post-1949) Michigan school record for yards per return in a season.<sup id="cite_ref-UMStats_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMStats-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His 1967 average of 24.3 yards/return exceeds any other modern Michigan punt returner by more than eight yards per return (minimum 1.2 return per team game played).<sup id="cite_ref-UMStats_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMStats-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hoey's 1967 average ranks sixth in <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/Division_I-A" class="mw-redirect" title="Division I-A">Division I-A</a> history behind the all-time Michigan leader <a href="/wiki/Gene_Derricotte" title="Gene Derricotte">Gene Derricotte</a> who ranks fifth.<sup id="cite_ref-NCAA_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCAA-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Michigan record books base single-season leadership based upon minimum 15 returns per game and Hoey's name is omitted.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Number </th> <th>Yards </th> <th>Average </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Touchdowns</a> </th> <th>Long </th> <th>Year </th></tr> <tr> <td>George Hoey</td> <td>12</td> <td>291</td> <td>24.3</td> <td>1</td> <td>60</td> <td>1967 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Barry Pierson</td> <td>19</td> <td>300</td> <td>15.8</td> <td>1</td> <td>60</td> <td>1969 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Barr" title="Terry Barr">Terry Barr</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>219</td> <td>15.6</td> <td>1</td> <td>82</td> <td>1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Carter_(American_football)" title="Anthony Carter (American football)">Anthony Carter</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>270</td> <td>15</td> <td>1</td> <td>72</td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tripp_Welborne" title="Tripp Welborne">Tripp Welborne</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>455</td> <td>14.7</td> <td>0</td> <td>60</td> <td>1990 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>N.B.:The database used here includes stats since 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-UMStats_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMStats-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Totals before 1949 are not included here; for example, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Derricotte" title="Gene Derricotte">Gene Derricotte</a> averaged over 24 yards per return prior to 1949. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Most_yards_per_return_in_a_career">Most yards per return in a career</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Most yards per return in a career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hoey also holds the Michigan school record for punt return yards per return in a career with an average of 17.1 yards per return.<sup id="cite_ref-UMStats_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMStats-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Number </th> <th>Yards </th> <th>Average </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Touchdowns</a> </th> <th>Long </th> <th>Start </th> <th>End </th></tr> <tr> <td>George Hoey<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>31</td> <td>529</td> <td>17.1</td> <td>1</td> <td>63</td> <td>1967</td> <td>1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Barr" title="Terry Barr">Terry Barr</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>393</td> <td>16.4</td> <td>1</td> <td>82</td> <td>1954</td> <td>1956 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Barry Pierson</td> <td>20</td> <td>300</td> <td>15</td> <td>1</td> <td>60</td> <td>1968</td> <td>1969 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Howard" title="Desmond Howard">Desmond Howard</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>337</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>93</td> <td>1990</td> <td>1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Alexander_(wide_receiver)" title="Derrick Alexander (wide receiver)">Derrick Alexander</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>534</td> <td>12.7</td> <td>4</td> <td>80</td> <td>1992</td> <td>1993 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_football_player">NFL football player</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: NFL football player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hoey was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a> in the 14th round of the <a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 NFL draft">1969 NFL draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played five seasons in the NFL for the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)" title="St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)">St. Louis Cardinals</a> (1971), <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> (1972–1973), <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> (1974), <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> (1975) and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> (1975).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hoey played in 53 NFL games and had four <a href="/wiki/Punt_(gridiron_football)" title="Punt (gridiron football)">punt</a> returns for 38 <a href="/wiki/Return_yards" title="Return yards">return yards</a>, 21 <a href="/wiki/Kickoff_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff (American football)">kickoff</a> returns for 534 return yards, and two <a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">interceptions</a> for 45 return yards. He set a Cardinals club record with six kickoff returns for 206 yards, one for 103 yards and a <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FPL_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FPL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club record for longest return was broken in 1979 by <a href="/wiki/Roy_Green" title="Roy Green">Roy Green</a>, who posted a 106-yard return.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hoey had the misfortune of playing with losing teams throughout his NFL career. The best team that he played for was the 1975 Denver Broncos, who recorded a 6–8 record.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career_at_the_University_of_Colorado">Professional career at the University of Colorado</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Professional career at the University of Colorado"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hoey has worked in various capacities at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Colorado_at_Boulder" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Colorado at Boulder">University of Colorado</a>. From 1993–1999, Hoey was involved in academic services in <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes" title="Colorado Buffaloes">Colorado</a>'s athletic department. Hoey "came under fire for an eligibility problem of a prospective <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes" title="Colorado Buffaloes">CU athlete</a>,"<sup id="cite_ref-ACHLAD_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACHLAD-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050214211944/http://www.jsonline.com/packer/rev/apr01/linebacker-anwawnjones.asp">Anwawn Jones</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup> who lost a year of eligibility and was forced to sit out the <a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division I-A football season">1999 NCAA Division I-A football season</a> due to an error in calculating his transfer credits. In 1999, Hoey transferred out of the athletic department and began working in the university's career services department. That October, Jones told <i>The <a href="/wiki/Denver_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver Post">Denver Post</a></i> that Hoey "wasn't necessarily a scapegoat, but there were definitely mistakes made in his department."<sup id="cite_ref-ACHLAD_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ACHLAD-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recruiting issues arose after <a href="/wiki/Rick_Neuheisel" title="Rick Neuheisel">Rick Neuheisel</a> departed as Colorado's head football coach and were part of broader problems that resulted in the school's being placed on two years' probation for 53 rules violations, 51 occurring while Neuheisel was the Colorado coach.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, the <i><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Daily" title="Colorado Daily">Colorado Daily</a></i> reported that Hoey was a career <a href="/wiki/School_counselor" title="School counselor">counselor</a> working with all students to help them prepare for their future careers. I provide information that will hopefully have them taking advantage of many services and resources."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2007, Hoey was the University of Colorado's career development coordinator and a co-chair of the Black Faculty/Staff Association,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Virginia Patterson Chapter of <a href="/wiki/Mortar_Board" title="Mortar Board">Mortar Board</a> Honors Society at the University of Colorado honored Hoey for his efforts to educate students.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family_and_honors">Family and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Family and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Herb_Washington" title="Herb Washington">Herb Washington</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland A</a> and world-class sprinter, is Hoey's cousin.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hoey is married to Erin Hoag and has two sons, William and Sean.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was inducted into the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame in 2001,<sup id="cite_ref-FPL_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FPL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he was inducted into the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-GFASHOF_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GFASHOF-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Kickoff_return" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff return">KR</a> </th> <th>Yards </th> <th>Avg </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">TDs</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Punt_return" class="mw-redirect" title="Punt return">PR</a> </th> <th>Yards </th> <th>Avg </th> <th>TD </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Int.</a> </th> <th>Yards </th> <th>Average </th></tr> <tr> <td>1967</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan Wolverines</a></td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>12</td> <td>291</td> <td>24.3</td> <td>1</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>-- </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968</td> <td>Michigan Wolverines</td> <td>12</td> <td>221</td> <td>18.4</td> <td>--</td> <td>19</td> <td>238</td> <td>12.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>31</td> <td>15.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Career</td> <td>12</td> <td>221</td> <td>18.4</td> <td>--</td> <td>31</td> <td>529</td> <td>17.1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>31</td> <td>15.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971</td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Cardinals (football)">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>251</td> <td>27.9</td> <td>1</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972</td> <td>New England Patriots</td> <td>9</td> <td>210</td> <td>23.3</td> <td>0</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>1</td> <td>25</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a></td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>73</td> <td>24.3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>38</td> <td>9.5</td> <td>--</td> <td>1</td> <td>20</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a></td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>-- </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a></td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> <td>-- </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>TOTAL</td> <td>21</td> <td>534</td> <td>25.4</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>38</td> <td>9.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>45</td> <td>-- </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Hoey&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_major_college_yearly_punt_and_kickoff_return_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NCAA major 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 5,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=George+Hoey&rft.pub=Greater+Flint+Area+Sports+Hall+of+Fame&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gfashof.com%2Finductee%2F00%2F03_hoey.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Hoey" class="Z3988"></span> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2010">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1967fbt.htm">"1967 Football Team"</a>. The Regents of the University of Michigan. March 31, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 5,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1967+Football+Team&rft.pub=The+Regents+of+the+University+of+Michigan&rft.date=2007-03-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbentley.umich.edu%2Fathdept%2Ffootball%2Ffbteam%2F1967fbt.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Hoey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1968fbt.htm">"1968 Football Team"</a>. The Regents of the University of Michigan. March 31, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 5,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1968+Football+Team&rft.pub=The+Regents+of+the+University+of+Michigan&rft.date=2007-03-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbentley.umich.edu%2Fathdept%2Ffootball%2Ffbteam%2F1968fbt.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Hoey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041129013434/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=183">"Versus Navy October 5, 1968"</a>. Regents of the University of Michigan. 2003. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=183">the original</a> on November 29, 2004.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Versus+Navy+October+5%2C+1968&rft.pub=Regents+of+the+University+of+Michigan&rft.date=2003&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fstats.ath.umich.edu%2Ffootball%2Fgametot.php%3Fgkey%3D183&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Hoey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSidman,_Robert_E.1968" class="citation news cs1">Sidman, Robert E. (October 7, 1968). "Hoey Sets Up Three Scores As Michigan Downs Navy". Ironwood Daily Globe.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Hoey+Sets+Up+Three+Scores+As+Michigan+Downs+Navy&rft.date=1968-10-07&rft.au=Sidman%2C+Robert+E.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Hoey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-UMStats-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-UMStats_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMStats_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMStats_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMStats_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMStats_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071112175906/http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php">"Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page"</a>. Regents of the University of Michigan. 2003. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/footstart.php">the original</a> on November 12, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 30,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Michigan+Football+Statistic+Archive+Query+Page&rft.pub=Regents+of+the+University+of+Michigan&rft.date=2003&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fstats.ath.umich.edu%2Ffootball%2Ffootstart.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Hoey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Michigan football record book credits Walker with 127 yards, while the online public statistical database credits him with 112 yards. It is unclear if there is a discrepant 15-yard penalty such as a major facemask or other inconsistency. See <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080229173113/http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf">"Record Book (through 2006)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. University of Michigan & Host Interactive. 2007. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on February 29, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 3,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Official+2007+NCAA+Division+I+Football+Record+Book&rft.pub=National+Collegiate+Athletic+Association&rft.date=2007-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncaa.org%2Flibrary%2Frecords%2Ffootball%2Ffootball_records_book%2F2007%2F2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Hoey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080229173113/http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf">"Record Book (through 2006)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. University of Michigan & Host Interactive. 2007. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on February 29, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 4,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Record+Book+%28through+2006%29&rft.pub=University+of+Michigan+%26+Host+Interactive&rft.date=2007&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mgoblue.com%2Fdocument_file%2Ffbl-2007spring-records1.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Hoey" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Michigan football record book credits Hoey with 17.3 yards per return, while the online public statistical database credits him with 17.1 yards. It is unclear if there is a discrepant 5-yard penalty such as a minor facemask or other inconsistency. See <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080229173113/http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf">"Record Book (through 2006)"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. University of Michigan & Host Interactive. 2007. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mgoblue.com/document_file/fbl-2007spring-records1.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on February 29, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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