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Floren Hoefer, ‘49
After three and a half years in the Marines during World War II, this Plainview native became one of the best break-away threats on a football field the Indians ever had. He was All-Texas Conference in his first year (1946) when his touchdown runs were the deciding factor in four games. He also played on the 1947 and 1948 conference championship teams. In 1946, his runs of 37 and 76 yards accounted for the only points in McMurry’s first victory over Howard Payne (13-6). Hoefer was also an accomplished sprinter on the Indian track teams.
After graduating, Hoefer worked in Snyder as an accountant, then entered the sales field, where he worked for 21 years. He is now semi-retired and self-employed, living in Abilene. He and His wife Billie have two sons (both of whom played football at McMurry) and four grandchildren. Son Larry is an assistant football coach at UT-El Paso.
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