James Hopper
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| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 23, 1876 Paris, France |
| Died |
August 28, 1956 (aged 80) Carmel, California, United States |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (1898) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1900 | Nevada |
| 1904 | California |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–3–2 |
James Marie Hopper (July 23, 1876 – August 28, 1956) was French-born American writer and novelist. He was also an early college football coach, serving single seasons as head football at Nevada State University—now known as the University of Nevada, Reno—and the University of California, Berkeley.
Record at Nevada
With Hopper leading the Sagebrushers through the season of 1900, Nevada State posted a third consecutive winning season, the last consecutive streak until Ray Courtright's posted four consecutive, from 1919 to 1922. Nevada State went 4–2–1 under his tutleage, including their first ever win over a major "first team."
Prior to this season, the Sagebrusher's primary opponents were small preparatory schools and the second teams of larger California universities. Those few times the 'Brushers faced a major, first team normally lead to crushing defeat. Hopper changed the tide forever by beating the Stanford "First Eleven", 6–0.
Later work
After coaching at California in 1904, Hopper went briefly to the Philippines for his career as an author for McClure's magazine.[1] He was also a friend of novelist Jack London.[2]
Personal life
Hopper was born in Paris, France to John Joseph Hopper, a native of Ireland, and his wife, Victoire Blanche Lefebvre. He attended schooling in Paris and later immigrated to the United States with his mother to California, where he completed his preliminary education.[3] He married Mattie E. Leonard on September 21, 1901.[4] He became a United States citizen in 1917.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada State Sagebrushers (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Nevada State | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| Nevada State: | 4–2–1 | ||||||||
| California Golden Bears (Independent) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | California | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| California: | 6–1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–3–2 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Coach Hopper To Resume Literary Work". Oakland Tribune. November 12, 1904. p. 11. Retrieved August 21, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ http://californiamag.typepad.com/california_magazine_blog/2010/08/berkeley-in-books-jimmy-hopper-.html
- ↑
- ↑ http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19010922.2.149
External links
- Works by James Hopper at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about James Hopper at Internet Archive
- James Hopper at the College Football Data Warehouse