After rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns against USC, he was selected as the most valuable player in the 1989 Rose Bowl.
[1] He was selected by Cleveland in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft, Hoard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1968.
[4] As a sophomore, Hoard started six games at fullback and one game at tailback for the 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 9-2-1 record, won the Big Ten Conference championship, defeated USC in the 1989 Rose Bowl, and finished the season ranked No.
[5] The highlight of Hoard's college career was being named most valuable player of the 1989 Rose Bowl, after rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns in Michigan's win over USC.
[1] As a junior, Hoard started five games at fullback and three games at tailback for the 1989 Michigan team that compiled a 10–2 record, won a second consecutive Big Ten championship, lost to USC in the 1990 Rose Bowl (despite 108 rushing yards from Hoard), and finished the season ranked No.
[1] Hoard decided to forgo his last season of college eligibility and enter the NFL draft.
During the 1991 NFL season, Hoard appeared in all 16 games for the Browns (nine as a starter) and compiled 721 combined receiving and rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.
[2][10] One week after being released by the Ravens, Hoard signed with the Carolina Panthers to replace the injured Tshimanga Biakabutuka.
Leroy Hoard was part of the morning drive radio show on WAXY 790 AM in South Florida with Brendan Tobin from 6 AM to 10 AM EST until September 2022.