Vernon Hopper
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 22, 1911 Farmington, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 1988 (aged 77) Farmington, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| ? | Western State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1942 | Adams State |
| Basketball | |
| ?–1941 | Alamosa HS (CO) |
| 1939–1942 | Adams State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–13 (football) |
Vernon T. Hopper[1] (October 22, 1911 – December 29, 1988) was an American college football and high school basketball coach. He was the third head football coach at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—in Alamosa, Colorado from 1939 to 1942.[2][3] Alongside coaching football, he was the head basketball coach for Adams State from 1939 to 1942.[4] He was the head basketball coach for Alamosa High School until 1941.[5] He was an athlete at Western State.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams State Indians (Independent) (1939–1942) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Adams State | 3–2 | |||||||
| 1940 | Adams State | 0–5 | |||||||
| 1941 | Adams State | 1–3 | |||||||
| 1942 | Adams State | 2–3 | |||||||
| Adams State: | 6–13 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–13 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Adams State Joins New Mexico League". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 14, 1941. p. 40. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Adams State Grizzlies all-time coaching records
- ^ "Rough Day Feared By Highlands Coach". Albuquerque Journal. October 3, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "New Gymnasium Is Opened as Greeley Wins". Miles City Star. December 21, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Loudon (July 5, 1939). "Summary Of Intermountain Events Past, Present, Future". Miles City Star. p. 5. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Adams Coach". The Daily Sentinel. October 9, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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