Hal Shoener then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers from the 1948 to 1950 seasons. He appeared in 38 NFL games and caught 22 passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns.[5] He sustained a knee injury during the preseason in August 1951. The injury required surgery and ended his playing career.[6]
After his playing career ended, Shoener developed a drinking problem.[7] He was convicted of drunk driving after crashing his car into an Oakland police car.[8] He developed a business as a pallet broker and lived in Piedmont, California.[2] He died in 1983 at age 69 at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland, California.[6][2] The cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver.[7]
References
^ ab"Hal Shoener". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 24, 2022.