Former Stanford Star and Christian McCaffrey’s Best Friend, Zach Hoffpauir, Dies at 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Christian McCaffrey (@christianmccaffrey) on May 15, 2020 at 8:07am PDT

McCaffrey’s father, former Denver Broncos wide receiver and current first-year Northern Colorado head coach Ed McCaffrey, also was shaken by Hoffpauir’s death. He recently hired Hoffpauir as a defensive backs coach.

I am devastated by the loss of Zach Hoffpauir, a friend to me and my family since his playing days with Christian at Stanford. He was like a brother to our boys and recently found his calling as our safeties coach… https://t.co/eNYbQB30fv

— Ed McCaffrey (@87ed) May 15, 2020

At Stanford, Hoffpauir played safety in football and was a star baseball player.

He left school in 2015 after being selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 22nd round of the MLB draft. He hit .258 with 3 home runs in 62 at-bats in Class A ball that summer, then returned to Stanford to resume his football career in 2016.

Injuries ultimately forced him to retire from playing either sport.

RIP.

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