John Alexander "Junie" Hovious, Jr.[1] (October 4, 1919 – May 7, 1998) was an American football player.
During his three years playing for Ole Miss, he totaled 1,017 rushing yards, scored seven touchdowns, and returned 84 career punts for 1,142 yards and two touchdowns, including a 96-yard punt return against Georgia in 1940.
[3] In 1940, he led all NCAA major college players with 498 punt return yards.
During his time with the Giants, he completed 22 of 46 passes for 373 yards and four touchdowns.
[2] After retiring as a player, Hovious served as an assistant football coach at Ole Miss from 1946 to 1974.