Fred Hoaglin

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Fred Hoaglin
No. 54, 53
Date of birthJanuary 28, 1944
Place of birth
Center
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight250 lb (110 kg)
US collegePittsburgh
NFL draft1966 / Round: 6 / Pick: 93
Drafted byCleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1966–1972Cleveland Browns
1973Baltimore Colts
1974–1975Houston Oilers
1976Seattle Seahawks
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls1
Career stats

Fred Hoaglin, (born January 28, 1944) is an American former professional

center in the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1976. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers
.

Playing career

Hoaglin graduated from

1966 NFL Draft
.

He was a member of the first Seattle Seahawks team after being acquired from the Houston Oilers in the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft.

NFL assistant coach

After he retired as a player, Hoaglin served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Lions (1978–1984), New York Giants (1985–1992), New England Patriots (1993–1996), and Jacksonville Jaguars (1997–2000), serving under the

Bill Parcells coaching tree
during his stints at the last three franchises.

He was an assistant coach for the Giants during their Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV championship seasons under Parcells, then won an AFC Championship at New England under Parcells in 1996 before the Patriots fell 35-21 to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI.

Parcells resigned from the Patriots to take the head coaching job with the New York Jets after that loss, but Hoaglin joined fellow Parcells coaching tree disciple Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville as the tight ends coach. During his time there, the

1999 AFC Championship Game
.

Coaching History