Freddie Hoffman (born ) is an American disabled sportsman. He has ridden his bicycle in the cause of the leukemia research and raised more than 3.82 million dollars.Reardon, Patricia; and Collina, Helen Lippman. "BICYCLISTS HEADING FOR THE OPEN ROAD", The New York Times, April 26, 1987. Accessed May 28, 2008. "SINCE 1965, says Freddie Hoffman of River Edge, he has bicycled more than 600,000 miles, or more than enough to go to the moon, orbit twice and come back."
Early life He is from River Edge, New Jersey. He has profound learning disabilities. As a child Hoffman had few if any friends and was attracted to bicycle riding as his escape from loneliness. His heroes were the astronauts who had been to the Moon and his goal was to pedal his bicycle the distance to the Moon and back. He describes his childhood bicycle as being his "rocket ship."
Bicycling Hoffman keeps mileage logs and, as of April 24, 2023, has logged 1,932,000 miles.
Hoffman has ridden across the United States, has visited every one of the contiguous 48 states, and has been honored by more than 30 state governors. Every Spring, Hoffman asks friends and supporters for pledges to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation for his upcoming ride that summer.
Personal life Hoffman's mother died of leukemia in 1986. In addition to naming his bicycles "Ruth E." after her, he has focused on raising money in her memory to support leukemia research.
He is a part-time janitor at a church in New Jersey.
References
Copy of article from Bicycling posterous.com profiled Freddie Hoffman in issue 42, published in March 2010 by Gary J. Boulanger.