Chris Hoke

Chris Hoke
Chris Hoke
No. 76     Pittsburgh Steelers
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: April 6, 1976 (1976-04-06) (age 35)
Place of birth: Long Beach, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
College: Brigham Young
Undrafted in 2001
Debuted in 2004 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NFL.com

Chris Hoke (born April 6, 1976 in Long Beach, California) is a professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He attended college at Brigham Young University.

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High school years

Hoke attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California, and won three varsity letters each in football and track&field. In football, he was a three-time All-League honoree, a two-time All-CIF honoree, and a two-time All-County honoree. As a senior, he was also named the League Defensive Player of the Year and helped lead his team to the CIF quarterfinals. In track & field, he was a three-time League Champion, and a three-time CIF Meet participant. Hoke graduated from Foothill High School in 1994.

College career

Hoke's college career was put on hold for a 2 year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Belgium and France. Hoke played college football at Brigham Young University, where he finished his career with 141 tackles and 14 sacks. He majored in communications.

Professional career

Hoke was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. For the first three years of his Steelers career, he was inactive for the majority of time and did not get any playing time. In 2004, Hoke totaled 24 tackles and 1 sack after taking over the starting nose tackle position for the injured Casey Hampton six games into the season. In 2005 he recorded six tackles and was also part of the Steelers team that won Super Bowl XL where he also recorded a tackle. The following season he played in all 16 games and finished the season with 12 tackles. On June 21, 2007, he signed a 3-year extension through 2010.[1] He finished the 2007 season with six tackles and 0.5 sacks.[2] Hoke started his first game of the 2008 season in Pittsburgh's Monday Night Football game against the Ravens, in Week Four of the 2008 season.[3][4] He continues to serve as the top back-up to Hampton, relieving him on certain downs.

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