Indiana Head Coach Terry Hoeppner died today of complications from a brain tumor at age 59. Hoeppner had been battling the brain tumor over the past 18 months. He had taken multiple leaves from the team to receive treatment, and it had recently been announced that his latest leave of absence would be the entire 2007 season.Hoeppner was hired by Indiana in 2005 from Miami (OH). He always had a reputation for being an excellent coach. He was actually succeeding in turning around a football program that had long resided at the bottom of the Big 10 with his coaching and recruiting. All of that seems completely irrelevant to the loss to the Indiana Hoosier and Miami Redhawk communities that remained completely supportive of Coach Hoeppner as he battled the brain tumor.
Terry Hoeppner is survived by his wife, Jane, 3 children and 4 grandchildren.
The entire Fanhouse offers its condolences to the Hoeppner family.
Previously at FanHouse
Hoeppner Will Not Coach Indiana Football in 2007
Terry Hoeppner's Situation Sounds Ominous
Terry Hoeppner May Not Be Back At Indiana
Hoeppner Skipping IU Spring Practice; Cites Health Reasons
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-19-2007 @ 11:04AM
snowtime said...
RIP to a great man and true Hoosier. it's a shame that he couldn't see his vision will get it done for years to come in Bloomington.
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6-19-2007 @ 12:25PM
rowefork said...
Rest in peace, Coach. You were truly a class act.
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6-19-2007 @ 2:46PM
James said...
A tragedy for teh family, and a loss for both Oxford and Bloomington. We have lost a man of vison in a state where there are too few of them.
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6-19-2007 @ 2:46PM
Cubbiessosa said...
RIP Coach Hep. I'm a Northwestern fan and had this situation with Coach Walker. Our hearts and prayers are with the IU and MU communities.
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6-19-2007 @ 2:47PM
Greg B said...
R.I.P. from a Big Blue fan.
Hoeppner seemed to be doing the impossible, in bring up IU by the bootstraps. The amount of effort and energy that he's had to have put in to the lives of his players, coaches, IU faculty (to say nothing of his own family and friends) while recovering from cancer-a brain tumor-is amazing.
Having been very close to someone who beat brain and breast cancer, eventually losing her life to cancer elsewhere in her body, I'm continually amazed at what certain people can accomplish against such odds. Terry didn't make it, but we could all stand to admire just what he's done the past few years. Cancer got his body but it didn't get Terry Hoeppner... not his previous body of work, Terry the person, nor his legacy.
R.I.P., my thoughts are with you Terry, family, and friends.
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6-19-2007 @ 3:45PM
Debra Fisher said...
A MAN WHO WILL TRULY BE MISSED. RAY FISHER IS MY SON AND THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS GIVING A CHANCE AT HIS DREAM BY COACH HEP,I THANK YOU, TO THE HOEPPNER FAMILY MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. KNOW THAT NOW HE IS WITH GOD AND COACHING THE GREATEST TEAMS EVER, FOOTBALL ANGELS.
DEBRA FISHER
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6-19-2007 @ 3:45PM
Debra Fisher said...
FROM THE FISHERS ARE PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE HOEPPNER FAMILY STAND STRONG FOR HE WATCHES OVER YOU. TO THE IU HOOSIERS MAKE HIM PROUD.
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