Steve Hokuf Explained

Steve Hokuf
Birth Date:26 September 1910
Birth Place:Wilber, Nebraska, U.S.
Death Place:Cockeysville, Maryland, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1929–1930
Player Team2:Nebraska
Player Years3:1932
Player Team3:Nebraska
Player Years4:1933–1935
Player Team4:Boston Redskins
Player Sport5:Basketball
Player Years6:1929–1931
Player Team6:Nebraska
Player Years7:1932–1933
Player Team7:Nebraska
Player Positions:Quarterback, fullback, end (football)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1936
Coach Team2:Colorado Mines (line)
Coach Years3:1937–1941
Coach Team3:Wyoming (line)
Coach Years4:1946
Coach Team4:Wyoming (line)
Coach Years5:1947–1948
Coach Team5:Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) (line)
Coach Years6:1950
Coach Team6:Columbia (assistant)
Coach Years7:1951
Coach Team7:Pittsburgh (line)
Coach Years8:1952–1957
Coach Team8:Lafayette
Overall Record:25–27
Championships:2 Middle Three (1954–1955)
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Stephen Melvin Hokuf (September 26, 1910 – July 1, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback and fullback for the Boston Redskins from 1933 to 1935. Hokuf served as the head football coach at Lafayette College from 1952 to 1957, compiling a record of 25–27.

Prior to his head coaching stint at Lafayette, Hokuf was an assistant football coach at a number of other colleges: Colorado School of Mines, the University of Wyoming, Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh. He also coached for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference from 1947 to 1948.[1] Hokuf earned a master's degree in education at the University of Wyoming and a doctorate in education from Columbia University in 1951. From 1958 to 1979, he worked in the athletic department at Baltimore Junior College—now Baltimore City Community College—serving as athletic director and coach of football and golf.[2] Hofuk died of a stroke on July 1, 2000, at his home in the Broadmead Retirement Community located in Cockeysville, Maryland.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hughes . Carl . March 16, 1951 . Ex-For to Doctor Panther Line; Steve Hokuf, Nebraska Product, Hopes He'll Find Big, Tough Guys . . February 8, 2014 .
  2. Web site: BCCC Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees . . Baltimore City Community College Athletics . February 8, 2014.
  3. News: Kelly . Jacques . July 8, 2000 . Steve M. Hokuf, 89, BJC athletic coach . . February 8, 2014 .