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American football player (born 1959)

American football player

Hoby Brenner

No. 85

Position:

Tight end

Personal information

Born:

(1959-06-02) June 2, 1959 (age 65)
Lynwood, California, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

244 lb (111 kg)

Career information

High school:

Fullerton Union (Fullerton, California)

College:

USC

NFL draft:

1981 / round: 3 / pick: 71

Career history

New Orleans Saints (1981–1993)

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	267
Receiving yards:	3,849
Receiving touchdowns:	21
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Hoby F. J. Brenner (born June 2, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans. A Pro Bowl selection in 1987, he was named to the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.

Early life

Brenner prepped at Fullerton Union High School. His teammate at Fullerton Union High was future NFL player Keith Van Horne of the Chicago Bears.

College career

Brenner played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) was a selection on the 1980 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team.

Professional career

Brenner played for the New Orleans Saints between 1981 and 1993. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1987.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1981	NOR	9	1	7	143	20.4	34	0
1982	NOR	8	8	16	171	10.7	25	0
1983	NOR	16	16	41	574	14.0	38	3
1984	NOR	16	16	28	554	19.8	57	6
1985	NOR	16	16	42	652	15.5	30	3
1986	NOR	15	12	18	286	15.9	34	0
1987	NOR	12	10	20	280	14.0	29	2
1988	NOR	10	8	5	67	13.4	24	0
1989	NOR	16	16	34	398	11.7	30	4
1990	NOR	16	16	17	213	12.5	31	2
1991	NOR	16	16	16	179	11.2	21	0
1992	NOR	15	13	12	161	13.4	23	0
1993	NOR	10	9	11	171	15.5	27	1
		175	157	267	3,849	14.4	57	21

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1987	NOR	1	1	2	33	16.5	25	0
1990	NOR	1	1	1	17	17.0	17	0
1991	NOR	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
1992	NOR	1	1	2	24	12.0	18	0
		4	4	5	74	14.8	25	0

References

v t e 1978 USC Trojans football—UPI national champions
Marcus Allen Chip Banks Larry Braziel Hoby Brenner Brad Budde Steve Busick Lynn Cain Garry Cobb Jeff Fisher Chris Foote Roy Foster Riki Gray Carter Hartwig Pat Howell Dennis Johnson Ronnie Lott Paul McDonald Anthony Muñoz Dennis Smith Calvin Sweeney Keith Van Horne Charles White Kevin Williams Head coach: John Robinson Assistant coaches: Paul Hackett Gil Haskell Hudson Houck John Marshall Bob Toledo Norv Turner

1978 USC Trojans football—UPI national champions

Head coach: John Robinson

v t e New Orleans Saints 1981 NFL draft selections
George Rogers Russell Gary Rickey Jackson Frank Warren Hoby Brenner Louis Oubre Jerry Boyarsky Nat Hudson Johnnie Poe Glen Redd Kevin Williams Gene Gladys Kevin Evans Toussaint Tyler Hokie Gajan Lester Mickens Jim Wilks

v t e New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame
Danny Abramowicz Morten Andersen Doug Atkins Tom Benson Drew Brees Hoby Brenner Stan Brock Aaron Brooks Reggie Bush John Carney Henry Childs Marques Colston Tom Dempsey Jim Dombrowski Jahri Evans Joe Federspiel Jim Finks Tony Galbreath La'Roi Glover Roman Harper Bobby Hebert Joel Hilgenberg John Hill Dalton Hilliard Joe Horn Tyrone Hughes Rickey Jackson Joe Johnson Vaughan Johnson Billy Kilmer Sammy Knight Jake Kupp Michael Lewis Archie Manning Eric Martin Wayne Martin Rueben Mayes Deuce McAllister Sam Mills Derland Moore Lance Moore Jim Mora Tommy Myers Carl Nicks Bob Pollard Willie Roaf George Rogers Steve Sidwell Will Smith Pat Swilling Pierre Thomas Jonathan Vilma Frank Warren Dave Waymer Dave Whitsell Jim Wilks

New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame