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Houston Hoover

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Houston Hoover recorded 98 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons.

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

98

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Houston Hoover's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1991
W
ATLANTAFALCONS
WSH
JAN 4, 1992

Atlanta Falcons vs WSH

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 28, 1991

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1994
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 18, 1994

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1994
MIAMIDOLPHINS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 11, 1994

Miami Dolphins vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1994
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 4, 1994

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 4, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Houston Hoover's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1988

01
ATLHOOVER—Houston Hoover
ATLBARTKOWSKI—Steve Bartkowski
ATLHUMPHREY—Claude Humphrey

The Grits Blitz and Bartkowski bring the first wins

Atlanta Falcons · Building an identity

After a difficult expansion launch, Atlanta found its first playoff teams through an attacking defense, Bartkowski's arm and Andrews's punishing running.

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Franchise era

1989–1996

02
ATLHOOVER—Houston Hoover
ATLSANDERS21Deion Sanders
ATLRISON89Andre Rison

Deion Sanders makes Atlanta an event

Atlanta Falcons · Prime Time changes the temperature

Sanders brought speed and swagger to a franchise still searching for consistency, setting the tone for a bolder Atlanta football identity.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

03
CLEHOOVER—Houston Hoover
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

04
MIAHOOVER—Houston Hoover
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons98 career gamesJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Sep 18, 1994

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history