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Men's Golf Coach Dr. Terry Hopper begins his 21st year of coaching at the University of Mobile and still continues to build upon the success he helped to create over 20 years ago. After coming to the University of Mobile in 1970 to become a professor and teach, it didn't take Hopper very long before he helped in the development of the athletic program back in 1984. Hopper was named head coach of the athletic program's first sport, men's golf. Hopper, a graduate of the University of Mississippi, originally went to Delta State and played a year and a half of tennis before enlisting in the military for four and a half years. After coming out of the military, Hopper returned to school at the University of Mississippi where he received his first of three degrees in Physical Education. After receiving his Master's Degree in Physical Education and helping coach numerous teams as a graduate assistant at Northeast Louisiana, Hopper returned to the University of Mississippi to obtain his PHD in Physical Education. Struggling to find their identity in the team's inaugural season, the men's golf team finished 13th in the NAIA in just their second season and finished as runners-up to the national champions in their third season. In 1994, the University of Mobile created a women's team and again it wasn't very long before the team was competing with the best in the nation. Three years later in 1997, Hopper helped lead the men's team to their first national championship and just one year after that, he led the women's program to a championship in just their fifth season. When not teaching in the classroom or coaching out on the golf course, Hopper enjoys playing the game of golf in his own personal time. |
