Sunday, January 5, 2020

Breakout Athletes: Merwin Hodel, Rockford West


Rockford West accomplishments
1947 Football Honorable Mention All-Big 8 as a back, scored three touchdowns,
two rushing and one off punt return
1948 Track Won the 120-high hurdles and 200-low hurdles in Big 8 track meet


University of Colorado accomplishments
Year Rush Yards Avg. TD Rec. Yards Avg. TD Returns Yards TD
1949 169 778 4.4 6 14 174 12.4 1 9 155 0
1950 196 790 3.9 15 23 244 10.6 0 7 104 0
1951 137 613 4.4 5 11 122 11.1 1 1 9 0
Totals 502 2,181 4.3 26 48 540 11.3 2 17 268 0
* Hodel was First Team All-Big Seven in 1950 and 1951.
* Hodel won the Big Seven Indoor 60-Yard Low Hurdle championship in 1950.

Hodel was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round (38th pick overall) in the 1952 NFL draft.

New York Giants accomplishments
Year Games Rush Yards Rec. Yards
1953 2 5 11 2 -15

Hodel settled in Colorado after his playing days. There was not another story published about Hodel in the Rockford Morning Star or Rockford Register Republic after his time with the Giants. Hodel died in Colorado in 1988.


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