Hall of Fame
John Hoosock is one of the top defensive players ever to play football at AU.
A three-year starting defensive lineman who played from 1987-90, he holds the school record for tackles in a game (28, vs. Canisius in 1990) and season (154, set in 1990) and ranks third all-time in career tackles (350).
Hoosock was a First Team Pizza Hut All-American in 1989, when he helped lead the Saxons to victory in the ECAC North Championship game, and a Second Team Champion All-American in 1990.
His greatest thrill as an AU student-athlete came during the ECAC championship season of 1989, when the Saxons knocked off rival Ithaca College, 17-10. Alfred would go 9-2 that season, which ended with a 30-27 win over Bridgewater State in the ECAC title game.
Hoosock earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from AU in 1992. He lives in Skaneateles, NY, and is a materials logistics professional at IBM in Endicott, NY.
