Fred Hoaglin — two-time Super Bowl-winning assistant with Giants — dead at 82

Nypost · Aug 08, 2026 · 290 words · By Jared Schwartz

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What to know about Fred Hoaglin — two-time Super Bowl-winning assistant with Giants — dead at 82

George Frederick “Fred” Hoaglin, who won two Super Bowls as an assistant coach with the Giants, died on Aug.

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What happened

George Frederick “Fred” Hoaglin, who won two Super Bowls as an assistant coach with the Giants, died on Aug.

Why it matters

Hoaglin was the Giants’ offensive line coach from 1985-’92, during which he won two Super Bowls with the team — in 1986-’97 and 1990-’91.

Common ground

He served under head coach Bill Parcells and alongside Tom Coughlin, who was the wide receivers coach on the latter Super Bowl team.

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Claim 1: “during which they won the AFC championship before losing the Super Bowl in ’96.”

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Claim 2: “He had an illustrious 11-year career as a center as well, playing seven years with the Browns before short stints with the Colts, then-Oilers and Seahawks.”

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Claim 3: “The Giants went 79-48 in the regular season and 7-2 in the playoffs during Hoaglin’s tenure”

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The specific win-loss records (79-48 regular season, 7-2 playoffs) are not found in the provided evidence search results; they appear only in the claim itself.

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
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Claim 4: “making him the most successful offensive line coach in team history.”

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The superlative claim that he is the 'most successful offensive line coach in team history' is not corroborated by the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — George Frederick Hoaglin (January 28, 1944 – August 1, 2026) was an American professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1976.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hoaglin

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web search NEUTRAL — Fred Hoaglin, the two-time Super Bowl-winning offensive line coach for the New York Giants, has died at age 82.Hoaglin was the Giants’ offensive line coach from 1985-’92, during which he won two Super…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/sports/fred-hoaglin-two-time-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — George Frederick “Fred” Hoaglin, who went from a skinny high school athlete in eastern Ohio to an NFL Pro Bowl center and later an offensive line coach on two Super Bowl championship teams, died Aug. …
https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/former-pro-bowl-lineman-…

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Claim 5: “Hoaglin was the Giants’ offensive line coach from 1985-’92”

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Web search results explicitly state he was the Giants' offensive line coach from 1985 to 1992.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1986 season was the New York Giants' 62nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Bill Parcells. The New York Giants, who play in the National Football Conference (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1988 New York Giants season was the franchise's 64th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished 10–6, but due to the Philadelphia Eagles, who also went 10–6, completed a seaso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Frederick Hoaglin (January 28, 1944 – August 1, 2026) was an American professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1976. He played college fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hoaglin

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Claim 6: “during which he won two Super Bowls with the team — in 1986-’97 and 1990-’91.”

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Multiple sources confirm he won two Super Bowls with the Giants. Note: The claim text '1986-’97' appears to be a typo for 1986-87, but the factual event of winning two Super Bowls during his tenure is corroborated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1990 New York Giants season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants, who play in the National Football Conference (NFC), won their sixth championship and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_New_York_Giants_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Football League (WFL) was an American football league that played one full season in 1974 and most of its second in 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American foot…
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Claim 7: “George Frederick “Fred” Hoaglin, who won two Super Bowls as an assistant coach with the Giants, died on Aug. 1.”

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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that George Frederick 'Fred' Hoaglin died on August 1.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_deaths_in_the_United_Stat…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Frederick Mosteller (December 24, 1916 – July 23, 2006) was an American mathematician, considered one of the most eminent statisticians of the 20th century. He was the founding chairman of Har…
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Claim 8: “Team legend Harry Carson — who was on the 1986-’87 Super Bowl team — spoke to the Giants in-house website in 2011 about Hoaglin.”

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No evidence was found regarding Harry Carson speaking about Hoaglin on the Giants' website in 2011.

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Claim 9: “He was 82.”

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News reports and Wikipedia (via birth/death dates 1944-2026) confirm he was 82 years old.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of …
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Claim 10: “Hoaglin then followed Coughlin to the Jaguars, where he served as the tight ends coach from 1997-2001.”

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Claim 11: “alongside Tom Coughlin, who was the wide receivers coach on the latter Super Bowl team.”

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Sources confirm Tom Coughlin was the wide receivers coach for the 1990 Giants team that won Super Bowl XXV.

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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas Richard Coughlin is an American former football coach and executive of the National Football League. He was the head coach for the New York Giants from 2004 to 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Coughlin

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web search NEUTRAL — Giants News | New York Giants – Giants.com. CAUGHLIN_SINGLE. BC Gets Coughlin. By Michael Eisen.Today, Coughlin is the two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach of the Giants. That year he was in his thi…
https://www.giants.com/news/bc-gets-coughlin

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web search NEUTRAL — Coughlin was the receivers coach and current Patriots coach Bill Belichick was the defensive coordinator for Parcells on the terrific 1990 Giants coaching staff that won Super Bowl XXV over Buffalo, s…
https://www.startribune.com/giants-coughlin-goes-from-nearly…

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Claim 12: “Hoaglin was a Pro Bowler in 1969.”

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Claim 13: “Prior to his Giants stint, Hoaglin served as the offensive line coach for the Lions from 1978-’84.”

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Claim 14: “Hoaglin followed Parcells to the Patriots and served as the team’s offensive line coach from 1993-’96”

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Web search results confirm Hoaglin coached the New England Patriots' offensive line from 1993 to 1996 under Bill Parcells.

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Claim 15: “He served under head coach Bill Parcells”

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Multiple sources confirm he served as an assistant coach under Bill Parcells with both the Giants and the Patriots.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1996 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 37th overall. The Patriots finished with a record of 11–5 and finished first in the A…
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