Pro Football Hall of Fame honors 3 longtime assistants with Awards of Excellence
FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers running backs coach Dick Hoak, in his 34th season as a Steelers assistant coach, talks with running back Verron Haynes before a team workout at the Pontiac Silverdom, Feb. 1, 2006 in Pontiac, Mich. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/GENE J. PUSKAR]
Longtime assistant coaches Dick Hoak, Elijah Pitts and Jim McNally will be honored with the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Awards of Excellence for the 2025 class. The three assistants were announced Tuesday as the fourth class of assistant coaches to receiver the award given to coordinators or position coaches. Hoak was a running backs coach for 35 seasons for Pittsburgh. Pitts coached running backs for the Rams, Bills and Oilers. McNally was a longtime offensive line coach who spent most of his career in Cincinnati.
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