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| Position: | Running back Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 15, 1968 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. Augustine (New Orleans) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1990 / round: 2 / pick: 45 | ||||||||
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Leroy J. Hoard (born May 15, 1968) is an American former football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons for the Cleveland Browns from 1990 to 1995 and the Minnesota Vikings from 1996 to 1999. He also played briefly for the Carolina Panthers (three games) and Baltimore Ravens (two games) during the 1996 NFL season. In a 10-year NFL career, Hoard appeared in 144 games, totaled 3,964 rushing yards and 2,430 receiving yards and scored 51 touchdowns.
Hoard also played college football as a fullback and tailback for the Michigan Wolverines from 1987 to 1989. After rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns against USC, he was selected as the most valuable player in the 1989 Rose Bowl. Hoard gained 1,706 rushing yards on 314 carries (5.4 yards per carry), caught 30 passes for 199 yards, and scored 19 touchdowns at Michigan.[1] He was selected by Cleveland in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft,