AFL Arena Football League Los Angeles Avengers Greg Hopkins Bobblehead

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Defunct Los Angeles Avengers Greg Hopkins Bobblehead
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Greg Hopkins
(born November 16, 1971) is a former
Arena Football League
wide receiver
/
linebacker
with the
Albany Firebirds
and the
Los Angeles Avengers
.
Greg Hopkins was born in
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
,
United States
. He attended
Waynesburg Central High School
in Waynesburg,
Pennsylvania
and was a
quarterback
in
football
, a
wrestler
on the wrestling team, and a record-setting
javelin thrower
on the
track and field
team.
While attending
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
, Greg Hopkins was a four-year
letterman
in
football
and a two-year letterman in wrestling. In football, he was a three-time
All America
honoree, a three-time All-
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
selection, and won Academic All-America honors as a senior. He set nine school records, and finished his spectacular college career with 215 receptions for 3,382 yards (15.73 yards per reception avg.).
Arena Football League career
1996 -
Albany Firebirds
: Was limited to two games due to a hand injury and finished the year with two receptions and three tackles.
1997 -
Albany Firebirds
: He had a solid year,making 58 receptions for 908 yards (15.66 yards per rec. avg.) and 15 touchdowns on offense, and 22 tackles and two pass deflections on defense.
2001 -
Indiana Firebirds
: Hopkins was a strong candidate for "Ironman of the Year" honors. On offense, he made 102 receptions for 1,226 yards (12.02 yards per rec. avg.) and 18 touchdowns. On defense, he made 0.5 sack, 34 tackles, four forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, two interceptions, and three pass deflections.
2002 -
Los Angeles Avengers
: Hopkins had a spectacular year, and won first team
All-Arena
honors, All-Ironman honors (at both WR and LB), and was voted "Ironman of the Year." He finished the year with 102 receptions for 1,185 receiving yards (11.62 yards per rec. avg.) and 29 touchdowns on offense. As a linebacker, he posted five interceptions, 45 tackles, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.
2003 -
Los Angeles Avengers
: Hopkins had another superb year and made 87 receptions for 1192 yards and won All-Arena honors after the conclusion of the season.
On June 17, 2007, his number, #82, was officially retired by the
Los Angeles Avengers
during a halftime ceremony. He was named to the
Arena Football Hall of Fame
on August 10, 2013.
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