He went on to face a United States Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing charged with conspiracy. He was found not guilty and was allowed to take part in the eights race. He was the coxswain of the American crew which finished sixth in the eights event.
Hoffman went on to take a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich as the cox of the eights boat.
Hoffman was a member of the United States Olympic Rowing Team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.