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Bobby Hoppe
Robert Hoppe (November 13, 1934 – April 7, 2008) was an American football halfback who played on the 1957 National Championship team at Auburn University. Early life Hoppe attended and played high school football at Chattanooga Central High School, class of 1954, where he led his team to three state championships and two undefeated seasons. As halfback in Central's T formation he was dubbed the Chattanooga Choo Choo and Hippity Hoppe by local sports writers.White, Austin. Chattanooga New-Free Press, 1961. Hoppe earned his nicknames as a prolific running back, gaining nearly 1,500 yards in his senior season and scoring 33 touchdowns during his junior and senior seasons.Gossett, Ward. Chattanooga Times, 1973. He was named the first high school All-American from Chattanooga, TN after his senior season.Short, George. Chattanooga Times, November 21, 1953 College career Hoppe was one of the most highly recruited football players of his era with 19 colleges seeking his commitment, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halfback (American Football)
A halfback (HB) is an Offense (sports), offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the offensive backfield and Carry (gridiron football), carrying the ball (gridiron football), ball on most rush (gridiron football), rushing American football plays, plays, i.e. a running back. When the principal ball carrier lines up deep in the backfield, and especially when that player is placed behind another player (usually a Blocking (American football), blocking back), as in the I formation, that player is instead referred to as a tailback (TB). Sometimes the halfback can catch the ball from the backfield on short passing plays as they are an eligible receiver. Occasionally, they line up as additional wide receivers. When not running or catching the ball, the primary responsibility of a halfback is to aid the offensive linemen in blocking, either to protect the quarterback or another player carrying the football. The term "halfback" has seen a decline since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chattanooga
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee's List of municipalities in Tennessee, fourth-most populous city and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee, along with Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville. It anchors the Chattanooga metropolitan area, Tennessee's fourth-largest metropolitan statistical area, as well as a larger three-state area that includes southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, and northeastern Alabama. Chattanooga was a crucial city during the American Civil War due to the multiple railroads that converge there. After the war, the railroads allowed for the city to grow into one of the Southeastern United States' largest heavy industrial hubs. Today, major industry that drives the economy includes automotive, advanced manufacturing, food and beverage pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auburn Tigers Football Players
Auburn may refer to: Places Australia * Auburn, New South Wales * City of Auburn, the local government area * Electoral district of Auburn * Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region * Auburn, South Australia * Auburn, Tasmania * Auburn, Victoria ** Auburn railway station, Melbourne United States * Auburn, Alabama, the seventh-largest city in Alabama, home to Auburn University * Auburn, California, a city * Auburn, Colorado, an unincorporated community * Auburn, Georgia, a city * Auburn, Illinois, a city * Auburn, Indiana, a city * Auburn, Iowa, a city * Auburn, Kansas, a city * Auburn, Kentucky, a city * Auburn, Maine, a city * Auburn House (Towson, Maryland), a historic home located on the grounds of Towson University * Auburn, Massachusetts, a town * Auburn, Michigan, a city * Auburn, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Auburn (Natchez, Mississippi), a mansion in Duncan Park and a U.S. National Historic Landmark * Auburn, Missouri, an unincor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Players Of American Football From Chattanooga, Tennessee
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American Football Running Backs
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2008 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the List of years, main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * :Deaths by year, Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year Lists of deaths by year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * February 6 – 6 February 1934 crisis, French political crisis: The French far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon, in an attempted coup d'état against the French Third Republic, Third Republic. * February 9 ** Gaston Doumergue forms a new government in France. ** Second Hellenic Republic, Greece, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, Turkey and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia form the Balkan Pact. * February 12–February 15, 15 – Austrian Civil War: The Fatherland Front (Austria), Fatherland Front consolidates its power in a series of clashes across the country. * February 16 – The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Bar Association Journal
The ''ABA Journal'' (since 1984, formerly ''American Bar Association Journal'', 1915–1983, evolved from '' Annual Bulletin'', 1908–1914) is a monthly legal trade magazine and the flagship publication of the American Bar Association. It is now complemented online by a full-featured website, abajournal.com and its various e-newsletters and apps. History Bulletin In 1908, the ''Annual Bulletin'' was founded by the Comparative Law Bureau (1907–1933) of the American Bar Association. The first comparative law journal in the U.S., it surveyed foreign legislation and legal literature. Circulated to all ABA members, it ran from 1908 to 1914 and was absorbed in 1915 by the ABA's newly formed ''Journal''. Journal In 1915, the ''American Bar Association Journal'' (abbreviated ''Am. Bar Assoc. j.'') was founded as a quarterly magazine. Published by the ABA, it ran under this title from January 1915 to December 1983, for volume 1 to 69. Quarterly from 1915 to 1920LOC, "American Bar A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Hoffa
James Riddle Hoffa (; born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975, declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1957 to 1971. He is notorious for his alleged ties to organized crime and for his disappearance under mysterious circumstances in 1975. From an early age, Hoffa was a union activist: he became an important regional figure with the IBT by his mid-20s. By 1952, he was the national vice-president of the IBT and between 1957 and 1971, he served as its general president. Hoffa secured the first national agreement for teamsters' rates in 1964 with the National Master Freight Agreement. He played a major role in the growth and the development of the union, which eventually became the largest by membership in the United States, with over 2.3 million members at its peak, during his terms as its leader. Hoffa became involved with organized crime from the early year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Lee Cook
Bobby Lee Cook (February 12, 1927 – February 19, 2021) was an American defense attorney from Summerville, Georgia, in Chattooga County.Curriden, Mark:Bobby Lee Cook, ABA Journal. March 2009. Accessed July 8, 2011. He had practiced law since the late 1940s, and is known for combining a sharp legal mind with a folksy demeanor. He had represented a wide variety of clients, from rural Southerners to international businessmen and corporations. He was reputed to have been the inspiration for the television series '' Matlock'' main character Ben Matlock, which starred Andy Griffith as a Georgia attorney. Early life and education Cook was born in 1927 in Lyerly, Georgia. He attended Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee. He practiced law in Summerville with the Cook & Connelly law firm. Career Cook had been a defense attorney for over 65 years. He recalled a time of racial prejudice when African Americans were "required to sit in the balcony of old courtrooms". H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Case (criminology)
''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in investigating cold cases, usually homicides. Premise The show is set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it follows Detective Lilly Rush ( Kathryn Morris), a homicide detective with the Philadelphia Police Department, who specializes in cold cases, or investigations which are no longer being actively pursued by the department. Rush was initially partnered with Detective Chris Lassing ( Justin Chambers) in the first five episodes and then with Detective Scotty Valens ( Danny Pino) for the remainder of the series. They work under Lieutenant John Stillman ( John Finn) and are assisted by other detectives from their squad—Nick Vera ( Jeremy Ratchford), Will Jeffries ( Thom Barry), and beginning in season three, Kat Miller ( Tracie Thoms). Usually, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calhoun High School (Calhoun, Georgia)
Calhoun High School is a public high school in Calhoun, Georgia, United States, serving grades 9–12 for the Calhoun City School District. It is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of Georgia High School Association. It is located near downtown Calhoun in Gordon County. Awards Calhoun was named a Silver Medal school in the "Best High Schools" category by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2009. The Calhoun debate team won the 2008-2009 state debate championship (AA). The Calhoun teams combined for a 9–3 record against other finalists from single-A through triple-A schools, which gave them the AA division title. Athletics Calhoun offers basketball, baseball, competition cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swim team, tennis, track, wrestling, and volleyball. Several teams, including softball, baseball, golf, football, track, and cheerleading, have won state champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
