 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. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Dubuque (Dubuque, IA) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1945 / round: 17 / pick: 169 | ||||||||||||||
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Lester Junior "Dick" Hoerner (July 25, 1922 – December 11, 2010) was an American football player. He played fullback for the University of Iowa in 1942 and 1946 and for the Los Angeles Rams from 1947 to 1951. He helped lead the Rams to three consecutive National Football League (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.