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06-19-2007, 01:07 PM
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from the Indy Star:
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IU football coach Hoeppner dies
By Terry Hutchens
June 19, 2007
Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson said today the weather outside his office fit the mood of a campus mourning the death of football coach Terry Hoeppner.
"Coach was the eternal optimist," Sampson said. "Right now I'm looking outside of Assembly Hall and it's raining. The weather kind of fits the mood around here right now. It's a rainy, dreary day. But if coach Hep were here he wouldn't see the rain. He just never saw a bad day. It was never a rainy day, the sun was always shining for him. He will be sorely missed in this department."
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06-19-2007, 01:25 PM
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Damned shame. His passing was always a possibility, but he had fought back once before and surely hoped to do so again.
The saddest part, aside from the obvious grief that his family is experiencing today and in the weeks to come, is the unfulfilled hope Hoeppner represented for Indiana football.
He had done such great things at Miami, something he shared with other Big 10 coaches who passed through Oxford, OH and also passed away within this 12-month period - Bo and Randy Walker. There is no doubt that he hoped to make the same kind of signature impact at Indiana which Walker had been able to achieve at Northwestern. Now, that may only happen in legacy.
Terry goes to his grave too young, too soon, and with his potential still to be fully realized. Our thoughts should be with his family, his friends and the many lives he has touched in Oxford and now in Bloomington.
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06-19-2007, 02:01 PM
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He was definitely the kind of coach you would want your son to play for.
Also a top-notch person.
He will be sorely missed.
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06-19-2007, 04:14 PM
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RIP Coach. Heck of a guy.
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06-19-2007, 04:16 PM
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Like a deer in the headlights... then and now.
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RIP Coach.
Poor IU.
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06-19-2007, 05:22 PM
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Rough day for IU and the Cradle in Oxford.
Randy Walker, Bo, and now Hep ?? In one year? Say it aint so. Very sad indeed.
God Bless Coach Hep.
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06-19-2007, 05:39 PM
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Really sad news. Thoughts go out to his family, friends, and IU fans. Huge loss to college football. Rest in peace coach Hep.
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