Ted Hoppen Explained

Ted Hoppen
Fullname:	Edgar Harold Hoppen
Birth Date:	17 March 1918
Birth Place:	Geelong, Victoria
Originalteam:	Queenscliff
Height:	170 cm
Weight:	76 kg
Position:	Back Pocket / half back
Statsend:	1941
Years1:	1939–41
Games Goals1:	41 (6)

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]

Family

The 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

St Kilda (VFL)

He played 41 games with St Kilda over three seasons (1939–1941).

North Shore (SFL)

He played with the North Shore Football Club in the Sydney Football League for three seasons: 1946–1948.

NSW Representative

In his three seasons with North Shore he also played in 14 representative matches for New South Wales.^{[2] [3]}

References

• Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Warrant Officer Class 2 Edgar Harold Hoppen (3552/VX85081), Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.408.
2. https://www.nswfootballhistory.com.au/person/19995/ Edgar Harold Hoppen, at NSW Australian Football History Society.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18075363 New Rules Captain, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Tuesday, 22 June 1948), p.6.