John Hock (American football)

John Hock
No. 11, 63
Date of birth	March 7, 1928
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	December 9, 2000 (aged 72)
Place of death	Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Guard
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
US college	Santa Clara
High school	Los Angeles (CA) Mount Carmel
NFL draft	1950 / Round: 8 / Pick: 99
Drafted by	Chicago Cardinals
Career history
As player
1950	Chicago Cardinals
1953–1957	Los Angeles Rams
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	1
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

John Joseph Hock (March 7, 1928 – December 9, 2000) was an American football offensive lineman who played for the Chicago Cardinals from 1950 to 1952 and Los Angeles Rams from 1953 to 1957. He was named to the Pro Bowl one time. He was co-captain of a Santa Clara University (California) football squad that defeated Bear Bryant's highly ranked University of Kentucky team in the 1950 Orange Bowl. Hock also participated in the Olympic Trials for wrestling and was a veteran of the Korean War. After his professional football career ended with a severe knee injury, Hock went on to a successful career as an executive with a variety of freight forwarding and transportation companies. Hock died from lung cancer in December 2000. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was survived by his wife Bernadette "Micki", seven children and thirteen grandchildren.

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John Hock's obituary

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