Dick Hoerner
Hoerner on a 1950 Bowman football card | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 25, 1922 Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | December 11, 2010 (aged 88) Fullerton, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Dubuque | ||||||||||||
| College | Iowa | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1945: 17th round, 169th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Lester Junior "Dick" Hoerner (July 25, 1922 – December 11, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a fullback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) from 1947 to 1951. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes in 1942 and 1946. He helped lead the Rams to three consecutive NFL championship games from 1949 to 1951, played for the 1951 Los Angeles Rams team that won the 1951 NFL Championship Game, and was selected to play in the inaugural 1951 Pro Bowl. He was the Rams' all-time leading rusher at the end of his playing career with the team. He concluded his professional football career as a member of the Dallas Texans in 1952.