HEP'S ROCK - IN HONOR OF COACH TERRY HOEPPNER
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In 1979, Terry Hoeppner was the head coach for the East Noble Knights for a singular season finishing with a 3-7 record. After this lone season, Hoeppner went to the collegiate level as an assistant at Franklin College then as assistant at Miami University where he eventually became the head coach. He amassed a 48-25 record as the head coach for the RedHawks before heading to Indiana University in 2005.
In 2005 head football coach Terry Hoeppner had a southern Indiana limestone boulder, nicknamed "The Rock", installed in the north end zone as a new campus tradition. This limestone boulder was found prior to Hoeppner's first season at IU in the practice field. It was removed, put on a granite slab and moved to the stadium. The Hoosiers and coach Hoeppner walked out and touched the Rock before running onto the field at every home game during Hoeppner's time as head coach. Terry Hoeppner died of brain cancer on June 19, 2007, and The Rock (renamed "Hep's Rock" during a ceremony with the Hoeppner family on November 6, 2010) now serves as motivation for the team as well as a tribute to Hoeppner's influence on the football program. The Rock was relocated to the East Concourse of Memorial Stadium before the 2024 season. While Coach Hoeppner's time at East Noble was short, it was a step in a greater path that was ahead of him and he will forever be cherished in East Noble Football history as our program's 4th head coach and part of our history. |
