Jesse Hoffmann next to Shaun Sampson, his linemate at MSU and Helena Capital
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
Bobcats by the Numbers: 71
6/20/2013 3:55:00 PM | Football
With 71 days until 2013 opens, a look at #71
Every day we look at players who donned the jersey number corresponding to the number of days until the Bobcats open the 2013 season on August 29 against Monmouth. The list of MSU football players by the jersey number is based on preseason rosters. The set of available rosters is complete from 1946-81 and '83-present. Only the 1926-27, 1934, 1937 and 1941 rosters are available in the pre-WWII years. Corrections, additions, or rosters that fill out the set are welcome to blamberty@msubobcats.com.
#71
Alex Eekhoff, OL: If you're a Bobcat fan, you have to like big offensive linemen from Reno. It's a sure thing that Jason McEndoo likes coaching them. As Conrad Burbank was on his way out of the Bobcat lineup after the 2011 season after a fantastic career, he passed the baton to Alex Eekhoff, like Burbank from Reno's Bishop Manogue High School. Eekhoff contributed to MSU's third straight championship season a year ago as a reserve – but frequently used – offensive lineman, who lined up as a spare tight end and in goal line formations. He is part of MSU's stable of talented young players up front.
Spotlight Player: Alex Eekhoff's immediate successor in jersey number 71 was Jesse Hoffmann. A big, strong lineman with some serious flow, Hoffmann came to MSU as a walk-on offensive lineman from Helena a season before Shaun Sampson did the same, and filled a crucial role for the Bobcats. A four-year letterman, Hoffmann excelled on kick teams and was a valuable reserve able to play the interior of the O-line in a pinch. Players like Hoffmann may not garner awards or even a lot of notice, but they become part of the fabric of the program. They buy into every aspect of what is happening, helping create a winning environment. Jesse Hoffmann did that, and was an important part of helping MSU win a Big Sky Championship in 2010.
Through the years: Gene Beekman (1957), Chuck Dallum (1958-59), Curt Farrier (1960-61), Jerry Jimison (1965-57), Hank Sheer (1968), Dave Sharp (1970), Barney Carnagey (1971-72), Steve Mullen (1973-75), Rick Kelsic (1976-78), Jeff Daugherty (1979), Tim Moss (1980), Troy Timmer (1981-84), Todd Kuck (1985), John Goggins (1987), John Schlee (1987-91), Bob Arne (1993), James Hoskins (1994), Will Napier (1995-96), Jonathan Taylor (1997), Ryan Henning (1999-2002), DeShawn Gibbs (2003), Sky Johnson (2004), Joe Rothenberger (2005), Jesse Hoffmann (2006-10), Alex Eekhoff (2011-)
#71
Alex Eekhoff, OL: If you're a Bobcat fan, you have to like big offensive linemen from Reno. It's a sure thing that Jason McEndoo likes coaching them. As Conrad Burbank was on his way out of the Bobcat lineup after the 2011 season after a fantastic career, he passed the baton to Alex Eekhoff, like Burbank from Reno's Bishop Manogue High School. Eekhoff contributed to MSU's third straight championship season a year ago as a reserve – but frequently used – offensive lineman, who lined up as a spare tight end and in goal line formations. He is part of MSU's stable of talented young players up front.
Spotlight Player: Alex Eekhoff's immediate successor in jersey number 71 was Jesse Hoffmann. A big, strong lineman with some serious flow, Hoffmann came to MSU as a walk-on offensive lineman from Helena a season before Shaun Sampson did the same, and filled a crucial role for the Bobcats. A four-year letterman, Hoffmann excelled on kick teams and was a valuable reserve able to play the interior of the O-line in a pinch. Players like Hoffmann may not garner awards or even a lot of notice, but they become part of the fabric of the program. They buy into every aspect of what is happening, helping create a winning environment. Jesse Hoffmann did that, and was an important part of helping MSU win a Big Sky Championship in 2010.
Through the years: Gene Beekman (1957), Chuck Dallum (1958-59), Curt Farrier (1960-61), Jerry Jimison (1965-57), Hank Sheer (1968), Dave Sharp (1970), Barney Carnagey (1971-72), Steve Mullen (1973-75), Rick Kelsic (1976-78), Jeff Daugherty (1979), Tim Moss (1980), Troy Timmer (1981-84), Todd Kuck (1985), John Goggins (1987), John Schlee (1987-91), Bob Arne (1993), James Hoskins (1994), Will Napier (1995-96), Jonathan Taylor (1997), Ryan Henning (1999-2002), DeShawn Gibbs (2003), Sky Johnson (2004), Joe Rothenberger (2005), Jesse Hoffmann (2006-10), Alex Eekhoff (2011-)
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