Back in 1954, Rich Hofmann (now affectionately known as Poppy), scored Haddon Heights’ winning goal with six seconds remaining to cinch a victory against Audubon and bring home basketball’s coveted SJ Crown.
Fast-forward 57 years. Poppy’s grandson, Reed, scored a late goal that lifted his lacrosse team to victory over Old Bridge with just 32 seconds left in the game.
Maybe nail-biting victories run in the family.
Funny how the reporters in both articles spelled the name wrong. Some things never change.
Good one, Chris. And, oh, how we love to beat those North Jersey teams! We run into some patterns here as well - Andrew and his "Poppy" both played Frank Butler in "Annie Get Your Gun" their senior year in high school. For the HOFMANNS, I'm sure everyone, including Reed's grandfather, were beaming with pride!
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