Edgar Harold Hoppen (17 March 1918 – 5 July 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Ted Hoppen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edgar Harold Hoppen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 5 July 1990 (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) | Queenscliff | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Back Pocket / half back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–41 | St Kilda | 41 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Alexander Hoppen (1884–1957), and Sydney Daisy Hoppen (1887–1940), née Abbott, Edgar Harold Hoppen was born at Geelong, Victoria on 17 March 1918.
He married Joan Marie Morgan (1923–1989), in Sydney, on 1 September 1948.
Football
editSt Kilda (VFL)
editHe played 41 games with St Kilda over three seasons (1939–1941).
North Shore (SFL)
editHe played with the North Shore Football Club in the Sydney Football League for three seasons: 1946–1948.
NSW Representative
editIn his three seasons with North Shore he also played in 14 representative matches for New South Wales.[2][3]
Notes
editReferences
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Warrant Officer Class 2 Edgar Harold Hoppen (3552/VX85081), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links
edit- Ted Hoppen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Hoppen at AustralianFootball.com
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