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Robert Hoernschemeyer
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<p>Robert James "Hunchy" Hoernschemeyer (September 25, 1925 – June 18, 1980) was an <a href="/facts/American_football/TGzJa1nW">American football</a> player. A native of <a href="/facts/Cincinnati/PcyTWhS4">Cincinnati</a>, he played <a href="/facts/College_football/sQHYX0Ct">college football</a> as a halfback for the <a href="/facts/Indiana_Hoosiers_football/kTV3I3dn">Indiana Hoosiers football</a> in 1943 and 1944 and as a quarterback for the <a href="/facts/Navy_Midshipmen_football/kIMPTC1I">Navy Midshipmen football</a> team in 1945. He led the <a href="/facts/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association/nLkY4pm1">NCAA</a> in both <a href="/facts/Total_offense/dBMuh9YN">total offense</a> and <a href="/facts/Forward_pass/79FcG1DU">passing</a> yards during the <a href="/facts/1943_college_football_season/Co4dAtYu">1943 season</a>. </p><p>He played professional football for ten years in the <a href="/facts/All-America_Football_Conference/Ydvxm9Be">All-America Football Conference</a> (AAFC) and <a href="/facts/National_Football_League/cBH0hxRV">National Football League</a> (NFL). He played for the <a href="/facts/Chicago_Rockets/fUfLmgFu">Chicago Rockets</a> and <a href="/facts/Brooklyn_Dodgers_(AAFC)/RG9mYsxH">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> from 1946 to 1948 and was among the AAFC leaders in multiple offensive categories and, when the league folded in 1950, Hoernschemeyer held the league record with 6,218 yards of total offense (4,109 passing yards and 2,109 rushing yards). He then played six years in the NFL with the <a href="/facts/Detroit_Lions/eA6TkKzH">Detroit Lions</a> from 1950 to 1955. He was the Lions' leading rusher for four consecutive years and was a member of the club's <a href="/facts/1952_Detroit_Lions_season/WK8PDKfH">1952</a> and <a href="/facts/1953_Detroit_Lions_season/lITYDR7U">1953</a> NFL championship teams. He played in the <a href="/facts/1951_Pro_Bowl/1BRVPouJ">1951</a> and <a href="/facts/1952_Pro_Bowl/spdl864d">1952 Pro Bowls</a> and was selected as a second-team All-Pro player in 1952 and 1953. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Professional_Football_Researchers_Association/b4xrko7d">Professional Football Researchers Association</a> named Hoernschemeyer to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2008. </p>