Michael Angel Hoban is a former American football

American football

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 player. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Hoban played high school football for Gordon Tech High School. He played college football

College football

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 as an offensive guard

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 for the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 from 1971 to 1973. As a junior, he started all 11 games at offensive left guard for the 1972 Michigan Wolverines football team

1972 Michigan Wolverines football team

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 that finished with a 10-1 record, ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll

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. As a senior, he helped lead the 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team

1973 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1973 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler...

 to an undefeated 10-0-1 record and was selected as an All-Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

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 player. After his senior year, Hoban was selected to play for the northern all-star team in the December 1973 Blue–Gray Football Classic. Hoban played as a guard for the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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 during the 1974 NFL season

1974 NFL season

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