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'''Merril DuAine Hoge''' (born [[January 26]], [[1965]] in [[Pocatello, Idaho]]) is a former professional [[American football|football]] player. He played eight seasons at [[running back]] for the [[National Football League|NFL's]] [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Chicago Bears]], retiring after the [[1994 NFL season|1994]] season. He is currently a football analyst for [[ESPN]] television.

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==College career==

Hoge graduated from Highland High School in [[Pocatello, Idaho|Pocatello]] in [[1983]]. He stayed in town for college and was a four-year starter as a running back on the [[Idaho State University|Idaho State]] football team. Hoge set 44 [[Idaho State University|ISU]] and [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] conference records (22 of them still intact), and still holds two [[NCAA]] records. He is a member of the ISU Hall of Fame and his ISU Bengals jersey has been retired. He graduated with a degree in Education and a minor in Health and Fitness.

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==Pro career==

The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] selected Hoge in the tenth round of [[1987 NFL Draft]] with the 261st pick overall. He became a key member of the offense and led the team in rushing and receiving in four of his seven years. He is one of only two Steelers to rush for more than 100 yards in back-to-back playoff games (the other was [[Franco Harris]]). Hoge was named the Steelers' Man of the Year in 1989 & 1990, and was named to the All-Madden team in 1989.

After seven seasons with the Steelers, Hoge signed with the [[Chicago Bears]] as a free agent in 1994, but played in just five games with only six carries and 13 receptions. He retired after suffering a series of [[Concussion of the brain|concussions]]. He gained 3139 rushing yards and 2133 receiving yards, along with 34 touchdowns, playing fullback for the Steelers two-back offense.

==Broadcasting career==

He is now a television commentator for [[ESPN]] and is noted for being outspoken.

Hoge is known for his partiality towards the [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]] team on ESPN's ''[[NFL Matchup]]'', ''[[NFL Live]]'', and on [[ESPNEWS]]. Hoge, who has admitted his bias towards the Steelers, will often pick the Pittsburgh or comment positively about them on the show, often with humorous reactions from the other analysts.

==Battle with Cancer==

On February 14, 2003, Merril was diagnosed with [[Non-Hodgkin lymphoma|non-Hodgkin lymphoma]]-cancer. Chemotherapy treatments began soon after, and went on for five months. Finally, on July 2, 2003, after completing the chemotherapy, Merril was cancer-free.

==External links==

*[http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOGEMER01 Database Football.com] - Merril Hoge - career statistics

*[http://www.highmarkcaringplace.com/hoge_find_a_way.shtml Highmark Caring Foundation (PA)] - Merril Hoge profile

*[http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1987#round10 1987 NFL Draft] round 10, 261st overall

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