Richard John Hoak (born December 8, 1939) is an American former football player and coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college for Penn State, and was selected by the Steelers in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft.
He was a running back for the Steelers from 1961 to 1970, and then became the longest tenured coach in the team's history, from 1972 to 2007.