Jim Hobbins
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Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | June 4, 1964 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Preble (Green Bay) | ||||||
| College | Minnesota (1982–1986) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: undrafted | ||||||
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Jim Hobbins (born June 4, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and also was a member of the Green Bay Bombers in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).
Hobbins was born on June 4, 1964, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] He attended Preble High School in Green Bay and is one of four of their alumni to play in the NFL.[2] He was a letterman in three sports: football, basketball and track and field.[3] As a senior in 1981, Hobbins was named first-team all-conference on offense at tackle and second-team on defense at end; he also was selected first-team (offense) and second-team (defense) all-metro and was a second-team all-state choice.[3][4][5] He graduated in 1982 as ninth in a class of 572.[3][6]
College career
Hobbins enrolled at the University of Minnesota and began playing for their Golden Gopher football team after he graduated from Preble.[3] He had been highly recruited and joined Minnesota over offers from other schools such as Wisconsin and Iowa.[7][8] He saw limited action as a true freshman but started the season finale against Wisconsin.[9] He became a full-time starter at left tackle in the 1983 season but played for a Golden Gopher team described as "possibly the poorest collegiate team in the country."[9]
Hobbins broke his foot on the first day of practice entering the 1984 season and missed the entire year as a redshirt.[10] He returned as a starter in 1985 and helped Minnesota have one of the top rushing offenses nationally.[11] As a senior in 1986, he remained a starter and was named second-team All-Big Ten Conference, also participating in the Liberty Bowl.[6] During his time at Minnesota, Hobbins was also a first-team Academic All-Big Ten selection.[6] He graduated with a degree in business finance.[12]
