Guy E. Hoffman

Guy E. Hoffman
Hoffman pictured in The Radio 1926, Tennessee State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1898-01-27)January 27, 1898
DiedFebruary 8, 1983(1983-02-08) (aged 85)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1925Tennessee State
PositionFullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1927Manassas HS (TN)
1929Tennessee State
Basketball
c. 1927Manassas HS (TN)
Head coaching record
Overall4–1–1 (college football)

Guy Elliott Hoffman (January 27, 1898 – February 8, 1983) was an American educator and college football player and coach. He was served as the head football coach at Tennessee A&I State Normal School for Negroes—now known as Tennessee State University—in Nashville, Tennessee, for one season, in 1929. Hoffman was the principal of Barret's Chapel High School in Memphis, Tennessee for 42 years.

Hoffman served in the United States Army during World War I, during which he was twice wounded, and received the French medal of honor for bravery in combat.[1] After the war, he attended Tennessee State, from which he earned bachelor's and master's degrees.[2] He starred on the Tennessee State football team, captaining the 1924 and 1925 squads.[3]

In 1926, Hoffman moved to Shelby County, Tennessee, where be began his teaching career, at Woodstock and then at Manassas High School in Memphis. At Manassas, he also coached football and basketball.[1] In 1929, Hoffman returned to Tennessee State to coach the football team.[3] In a game against Morris Brown on November 2, 1929, Hoffman attempted to substitute himself into the game as a player. The game was delayed as Morris Brown's coach, Hilliard D. Canady, argued with the officials about Hoffman's eligibility to play. Hoffman then withdrew his substitution, and the game continued.[4][5]

Hoffman began his tenure at Barret's Chapel High School in 1929.[6] He was a long-time member of the NAACP and the National Education Association (NEA). He died on February 8, 1983, at Veterans Medical Center in Memphis.[2]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Tennessee State Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929)
1929 Tennessee State 4–1–12–1–1
Tennessee State: 4–1–12–1–1
Total:4–1–1

References

  1. 1 2 "Guy Hoffman, Ex-Principal Dies At 85". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. February 10, 1983. p. D6. Retrieved May 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. 1 2 "Guy Hoffman, ex-educator". Memphis Press-Scimitar. Memphis, Tennessee. February 10, 1983. p. A9. Retrieved May 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. 1 2 "Football Prospects For 1929". The Bulletin. XVIII (1). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College: 3. October 1929. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tenn. State Coach Puts Self In Game". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. November 9, 1929. p. 17. Retrieved April 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Coach Would Sub As Tenn. State Wins". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. November 9, 1929. p. 15. Retrieved April 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ Edmundson, Charles (April 8, 1964). "Loyal Principal Standing Firm Behind Barret At Stewartville". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 17. Retrieved May 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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