College Football Coach. He had coached the Indiana University football team since December 2004. Prior to coming to Indiana, he coached for 19 years at Miami University in Ohio, with 6 of those as head coach. He was a 1969 graduate of Franklin College and played professional football for the Detroit Wheels and Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League. He was invited to training camps with the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers. During his head coaching career, Hoeppner mentored 11 eventual NFL draft picks, including JoJuan Armour, Dustin Cohen, Sheldon White and 2004 NFL Rookie of the Year and Super Bowl XL champion quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hoeppner had a brain tumor removed near his right temple on Dec. 7, 2005. He had a second operation on Sept. 13, 2006, and took a medical leave from the Hoosiers on March 18, 2007. He died of complications from the brain tumor.
College Football Coach. He had coached the Indiana University football team since December 2004. Prior to coming to Indiana, he coached for 19 years at Miami University in Ohio, with 6 of those as head coach. He was a 1969 graduate of Franklin College and played professional football for the Detroit Wheels and Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League. He was invited to training camps with the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers. During his head coaching career, Hoeppner mentored 11 eventual NFL draft picks, including JoJuan Armour, Dustin Cohen, Sheldon White and 2004 NFL Rookie of the Year and Super Bowl XL champion quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hoeppner had a brain tumor removed near his right temple on Dec. 7, 2005. He had a second operation on Sept. 13, 2006, and took a medical leave from the Hoosiers on March 18, 2007. He died of complications from the brain tumor.
Bio by: Ron Moody
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