Cornell University Athletics

An athletic midfielder with a knack for scoring goals, Hoffman was a three-year letter winner in lacrosse.  He made second team All-Ivy as a senior and scored 32 career goals. He recorded 13 goals in 1958 when the Big Red went 9-1-1 overall and placed second in the Ivy League with a 4-1 mark. A loyal and generous supporter of Big Red lacrosse and the Cornell Outdoor Education program, he made the lead gifts to endow the lacrosse coach's position in honor of Richie Moran. Another of his gifts made possible the renovation of the lacrosse team's locker room and the improvements to the coaches' office. Hoffman made the gift that funded the construction of the Hoffman Challenge Course, one of the largest collegiate ropes courses in the nation. He has been a member of the Athletic Alumni Advisory Committee and the Cornell Outdoor Education Advisory Committee.