Paul Hofer
Paul David Hofer
Born: May 13, 1952
Memphis, TN USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
College: Mississippi
High School: Christian Brothers (Memphis, TN)
Career: 1976-1981
Drafted: 1976 in Round 11, #305 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Paul Hofer played from 1976 to 1981 during his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Hofer ran for 1,746 yards in his career on 416 attempts, scoring 16 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 147 passes for 1,634 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 121 | 465 | 3.8 | 40 | 7 |
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 123 | 615 | 5.0 | 47 | 7 |
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 60 | 293 | 4.9 | 26 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 60 | 193 | 3.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Totals | 416 | 1746 | 4.2 | 47 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 13 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 170 | 14.2 | 46 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 58 | 662 | 11.4 | 44 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 41 | 467 | 11.4 | 28 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 27 | 244 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 147 | 1634 | 11.1 | 46 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 871 | 24.2 | 48 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 18 | 386 | 21.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 68 | 1474 | 21.7 | 48 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1981 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 6 |
| 1979 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 7 |
| 1980 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 |
| 1981 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
