George William Hoban (September 27, 1890 – February 2, 1943) was an American football player, coach, and official. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University for one season in 1942, compiling a record of 5–2–1. Hoban played football there as a Halfback at Lehigh from 1912 to 1914 before graduation in 1915. During World War I he coached team for the 304th Infantry Regiment and at

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. After working for Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point, Maryland, Hoban moved to the

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in 1921 to teach history and coach. In 1922, he moved to St. John's College in

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. Hoban died on February 2, 1943, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, of a heart attack while driving his car.

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