IU Coach Hoeppner passes away

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Indiana Hoosiers: R.I.P., Terry Hoeppner
Published 6/19/2007 at Deadspin
... . The Hoosiers had announced just last week that Hoeppner would not be able to coach this year; assistant Bill Lynch will coach in his place. Hoeppner was 59. We Are The Postmen has a retrospective. ...

Rest In Peace Coach Hep
Published 6/19/2007 by Phillips at Rumors and Rants
... What I quickly learned about Coach Hep was how great he was. I had the pleasure of meeting him about a half dozen times and I don't think I've ever talked to a nicer, happier, more fun-loving guy. Seriously, you wondered if the guy ate too many Happy Meals as a kid or something. He was always smiling, made himself available to every interview request, every charity event and every opportunity to pump up the Hoosier football program. His record at IU was 9-14, but the turn around he led with the program has been amazing. PostmanE over at We Are The Postmen details how today IU will break ground on an expansion of athletic facilities, largely gained through Coach Hep's efforts. ...

HOEPPNER, CONT’D.
Published 6/19/2007 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... –We Are the Postmen has a particularly moving summary of Hoeppner’s short tenure written by PostmanE, an Indiana fan who says Hoeppner leaves a huge hole at Indiana. ...

Terry Hoeppner, R.I.P.
Published 6/19/2007 by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... after months of struggling with a brain tumor. The Postmen offer up a better retrospective than I ever could here. ...

College Football World Remembers Terry Hoeppner
Published 6/19/2007 by Bruce Ciskie at FanHouse
You've probably already been made aware of the passing of Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner. Hoeppner, 59, died of complications from a brain tumor early Tuesday morning in Bloomington, Indiana. Hoeppner had a long and successful coaching career. It was a career capped by two head coaching stints. The first of those was at Miami (Ohio), a school best known to many as the "Cradle of Coaches". Legends such as Sid Gillman, Ara Parseghian, Bo Schembechler, and Woody Hayes all called Miami home. More recently, Randy Walker had a successful run at Miami before moving on to Northwestern, and Hoeppner won 48 games in six seasons with the RedHawks. He took the Indiana job in 2004. Certainly, Hoeppner's loss will be felt at Miami, as well as at Indiana. RedHawk fans mourned Walker's sudden passing last summer as if he was still the Miami coach, and there's no reason to think there won't be a similar reaction to the loss of Hoeppner. At Indiana, this is a profound loss. ...

Tuesday Wrap Up: It's Kinda Hard Bein' Snoop D-O double G
Published 6/20/2007 by Kevin at Barry Melrose Rocks
... First things first: This isn't hockey related, but that doesn't really matter. Some sad news, Terry Hoeppner, the head football coach at Indiana University, died today at the age of 59. He fought through an awful lot, and should be an inspiration to all. ...

I now have people who will bash Joe Theismann for me
Published 6/21/2007 by BigBlueShoe <info@stampedeblue.com> at Stampede Blue: Front Page Posts
... IU's Coach Hoeppner remembered. ...