1. Terry Lee Hoeppner was an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Miami RedHawks from 1999 to 2004 and the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006.
18 Facts About Terry Hoeppner
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Terry Hoeppner played for the Indiana Caps of the Midwest Football League, and Detroit Wheels and Charlotte Hornets of the World Football League.
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Terry Hoeppner is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
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Terry and Jane Hoeppner had three children: Drew Hoeppner, Amy Fox, and Allison Hoeppner.
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Terry Hoeppner left the team during training camp due to an injury.
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Terry Hoeppner played for the Indiana Caps of the Midwest Football League in 1972.
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Terry Hoeppner signed with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL in 1973, but they released him before the season on August 28,1973.
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Terry Hoeppner played for the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League in 1974.
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The Wheels folded after the 1974 season, and Terry Hoeppner was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in a WFL dispersal draft in October 1974.
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Terry Hoeppner was a head coach of Eastbrook High School in Marion, Indiana, Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama, Mullins High School in Mullins, South Carolina and East Noble High School in Kendallville, Indiana.
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Terry Hoeppner spent six years there before moving to Miami University as a linebacker coach in 1986.
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Terry Hoeppner was able to retain his positions after head coach Tim Rose was replaced prior to the 1990 season by the late Randy Walker.
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Terry Hoeppner was instrumental in the development of several NFL players, including JoJuan Armour, Dustin Cohen, and Sheldon White.
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Terry Hoeppner succeeded Walker, who was named head coach at Northwestern.
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In September 2006, Terry Hoeppner required additional brain surgery, causing him to miss two weeks of the regular season.
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Terry Hoeppner returned to the team to coach against Wisconsin.
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IU announced in June 2007 that Terry Hoeppner would be on a medical leave of absence for the entire 2007 season and that assistant coach Bill Lynch would serve as head coach.
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Shortly after the announcement, Terry Hoeppner died from complications from his brain cancer.