Jim Hockaday
James E. Hockaday is an American former professional football player who played one season with the New England Steamrollers of the Arena Football League. He played college football at the University of Georgia.
Early life and college
James E. Hockaday was born on March 7, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee. He played high school football at Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee. He helped them win the Class AA state title in both 1980 and 1981. Hockaday caught 39 touchdowns during his high school career, which was the fourth-most all-time in the country. The Knoxville News Sentinel named Hockday the No. 1 prospect in Tennessee his senior year. In 2024, The Tennessean named Hockaday to their all-time Brentwood Academy football team.Head coach Johnny Majors of the Tennessee Volunteers tried to recruit Hockaday to play college football at the University of Tennessee. However, a week after National Signing Day, Hockaday chose to enroll at the University of Georgia. He was a four-year letterman for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1982 to 1985. He caught one pass for ten yards in 1982, three passes for 83 yards and one touchdown in 1983, 14 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown in 1984, and eight passes for 161 yards and one touchdown in 1985.