 George
Hoey
2001 Greater Flint
Afro-American Hall of Fame Inductee
Category: MULTIPLE SPORTS
Parent: Millie Thornton
Fiance: Erin Hoag
Sons: William, Sean
George and his family moved to Flint when he was 13 years of age.
He attended Lowell Junior High, Flint Central and went on to graduate
from the University of Michigan, where he excelled in football and
track.
While growing up in Flint, George lived on the north side of Flint
in the St. John Street area. He spent a lot of time at the St. John
Street Center under the direction of GFAAHF Inductees James Johnson
and his late brother Al Johnson.
While a student in high school, George participated in football and
track. In football his senior year, he gained 410 yards rushing in
71 carries with a total of 66 points for the Saginaw Valley scoring
crown. He was named most valuable girder by his teammates and was named
to the Detroit News All Star Football Team in 1964. George earned a
slot on the Class A All State Eleven along with his teammate Tiny Laster.
On the track team in high school, George won the 60 yard dash at the
Central Michigan Relays Invitational indoor meet with a time of 6.3
and ran a 21.9/220 on the 880 yard relay team with a record time of
129.6 in the city meet.
He was All State in track at the 1965 Michigan High School Class A
Track Meet.
In his freshman year at the University of Michigan, George set a 60
yard dash record with a time of 6.1 in 1966. He was a member of the
University of Michigan's record setting 4x100 relay team, with a time
of 40.6.
As a football player at the University of Michigan, George was All
Big Ten Defensive Back. In 1967, he was drafted in the 14th round by
the Detroit Lions. George played six years in the NFL (St. Louis, New
England, San Diego and New York Jets). He set a NFL and club record
with six kick off returns for 206 yards, one for 103 yards and touchdown
(St. Louis vs. Philadelphia).
George lives in Colorado and works at the University of Colorado.
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