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Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame

***David Longhofer***

**Inducted: 2022**
**Hometown: Uvalde, Texas**
**High School: Harlingen High School**
**College: Southwest Texas State**
**Best known for: Football**

David Brien Longhofer comes from a football family. His father was a high school football coach for many years, so it was natural that Longhofer became a huge success in that sport.
A quarterback, Longhofer earned All-District, All-Valley and MVP awards and helped lead the Cardinals to an Associated Press Top 10 ranking in Texas. After graduating from Harlingen in 1981, he continued his heroics at Southwest Texas State (now Texas State). He was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at quarterback for Coach Jim Wacker.
Longhofer was a part of two NCAA Division II national championship teams in 1981 and 1982. In 1984, he led the Gulf Star Conference (now the Southland) in total offense (3rd all-time for a season). During his college career, he set multiple records, including 4th all-time in total yardage and 5th all-time in passing yards. In addition, he made the All-Conference All-Academic team in 1984 and was a national All-Academic nominee.
He later served as an assistant coach and teacher for 29 years. Sadly, he passed away in 2018 at age 55. David is the second member of his family to be inducted. His father, longtime football coach Jesse Longhofer, became a member of the RGV Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

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