Gary Hogeboom

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Gary Hogeboom
Date of birth	August 21, 1958
Place of birth	Grand Haven, Michigan
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Central Michigan
NFL Draft	1980 / Round 5 / Pick 133
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1980-1985 1986-1988 1989	Dallas Cowboys Indianapolis Colts Phoenix Cardinals

Gary Keith Hogeboom (born August 21, 1958 in Grand Haven, Michigan) is a former NFL quarterback and a former contestant on the CBS reality TV show Survivor: Guatemala.

Hogeboom reached the spotlight playing for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Phoenix Cardinals, and Washington Redskins after playing college football at the Central Michigan University and High School football at Northview High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He played for ten seasons (1980-1989) and passed for 9,346 yards, 49 touchdowns, and 60 interceptions in his career, along with 164 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns on the ground. He also had career highs in 1989 with the Phoenix Cardinals with 2,591 yards passing, 14 TDs, and 19 INTs. His only appearance in the postseason was in the Cowboys' 1982 NFC title game against the Washington Redskins. Filling in for the injured Danny White, he threw for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 2 interceptions, in Dallas's 31-17 loss. In 1987, as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Hogeboom was one of the few regular players in the NFL who did not participate in that year's player strike. He took the field along with replacement players, who were recruited to continue the league's schedule during the strike. The Colts' victories in those games were crucial in securing their first playoff berth in ten years.

In 2005, Hogeboom was a contestant on the CBS reality TV show Survivor: Guatemala. Hogeboom kept his past a secret and even claimed his name was Gary Hawkins and was a landscaper, for fear of instant elimination. Another contestant (Danni) who worked in sports radio recognized him immediately, but he denied this many times. He was able to convince the other contestants on the show that he was telling the truth. Hogeboom was eliminated on day 30, after saving himself from elimination by using the hidden immunity idol at the previous tribal council; his elimination was unrelated to the issue of his true identity. After he was voted out, he confessed in his final words that his name was Gary Hogeboom and he was an ex-NFL quarterback.

Hogeboom is married with four children.