Edwin O. Smith Foundation
  • About
    • More Info
    • Board Members
  • E.O. Smith Hall of Fame
    • 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees
    • 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees
  • News and Events
  • Grants and Scholarships
    • Grant Applications >
      • Grants >
        • Grants 2022-2023
        • Grants 2021-2022
        • Grants 2019-20
    • Scholarships >
      • Scholarships 2022
      • Scholarships 2021
      • Scholarships 2020
  • Reunions
  • Contributions

E.O. Smith Hall of Fame, 2015 Inductee


David Blei (1992)
James R. "Bob" Hopson - Class of 1979
Track and Field & Basketball
 
As a senior, Bob Hopson helped lead the boys basketball team to a 21-4 record and its only ECC regular season and tournament titles in 25 seasons.  The Panthers also reached the Class M state semi-finals.  Prior to the remarkable 1979 season, the team had reached the post-season just three times.  Later that spring, Hopson became state champion in the high jump (6'8") and triple jump (44'6"), and he set school records that still stand.  At UConn, Hopson was an eight-time Big East high jump champion, winning both the indoor and outdoor titles in each of his four years at the school.  As a senior All-American, he jumped 7'4".  He competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1984.  Hopson currently works at UConn as a Senior Admissions Officer, where he has worked for many years.

​​
Picture
P.O. Box 39, Storrs, CT 06268
  • About
    • More Info
    • Board Members
  • E.O. Smith Hall of Fame
    • 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees
    • 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees
  • News and Events
  • Grants and Scholarships
    • Grant Applications >
      • Grants >
        • Grants 2022-2023
        • Grants 2021-2022
        • Grants 2019-20
    • Scholarships >
      • Scholarships 2022
      • Scholarships 2021
      • Scholarships 2020
  • Reunions
  • Contributions