Edwin Mortimer Hopkins

Edwin Mortimer Hopkins
Biographical details
Born(1862-09-16)September 16, 1862
Kent, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1946(1946-06-13) (aged 83)
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Alma materPrinceton
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall7–0–1

Edwin Mortimer Hopkins (September 16, 1862 – June 13, 1946) was an American university professor and college football coach. He served on the faculty at the University of Kansas from 1891 to 1937, where he was the head of the English department for many years. He was also the head coach for the school's football team for their 1891 season, their first official head coach.[1] Hopkins graduated from Princeton University in 1888 with a bachelor's degree in English and earned a master's degree the following year. While at Princeton he was elected to the "Lit" board in 1888.[2] That same year he won "The Lippincott prize" of $50 for writing the best article on "Social Life at Princeton".[2] He returned to Princeton to complete his PhD in 1894, and upon his return to KU he became a full professor in English.[3]

  1. ^ "Prof. Edw. M. Hopkins, 84, Dies in Kansas was son of a farmer in Kent". The Putnam County Courier. June 20, 1946.
  2. ^ a b "Princeton Letter". The Princetonian. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. March 22, 1887. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Edwin Mortimer Hopkins Papers, 1887–1894: Preliminary Finding Aid". Princeton University. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2010.