Mitch Hoopes
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| Position: | Punter | ||
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| Date of birth: | July 8, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth: | Bisbee, Arizona | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Benson (AZ) | ||
| College: | Arizona | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1975 / Round: 8 / Pick: 200 | ||
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Mitchell Kent Hoopes (born July 8, 1953) is a retired American basketball and football player. He had a three-year career in the National Football League from 1975 to 1977 as a punter. He played in Super Bowl X as a member of the Dallas Cowboys.
Hoopes was an All-Star halfback at Benson High School, which played in Class B football. He received a scholarship to play defensive back and punter at the University of Arizona, but he ended up concentrating on punting. In 1973 he was among college football's top punters with a 43.9 average (second in school history at the time).
Hoopes was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eight round of the 1975 NFL Draft, also known as the Dirty Dozen draft. That season Burton Lawless and him were the only rookies to earn starting jobs. As a rookie, he averaged 39.4 yards per punt.
In the NFC Championship Game, he ran for a critical first down without informing head coach Tom Landry.
Playing in Super Bowl X with less than 12 minutes remaining, the Cowboys led 10-7 when Steelers backup running back Reggie Harrison broke through the middle of the offensive line and blocked the punt out of the end zone for a safety, cutting the lead to 10-9. The Steelers went on to win 21-17.
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