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Al Hoptowit

No. 26

Position:

Tackle

Personal information

Born:

September 17, 1915
Yakima, Washington, U.S.

Died:

April 6, 1981 (aged 65)
Yakima, Washington, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

217 lb (98 kg)

Career information

High school:

Wapato (WA)

College:

Washington State

NFL draft:

1938 / round: 11 / pick: 91
(by the Cleveland Rams)^[1]

Career history

As a player:

Chicago Bears (1941)
Newark Bears (1941)
Chicago Bears (1942–1945)

As a coach:

Akron Bears (1946) (Asst)
Washington State Cougars (1947) (Asst)

Career highlights and awards

NFL champion (1943)
Second-team All-PCC (1937)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alphonse William Hoptowit (September 7, 1915 – April 6, 1981), nicknamed "Hoppy" and "Tonto", was an American football tackle who played four seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the eleventh round of the 1938 NFL draft. He played college football at Washington State University and attended Wapato High School in Wapato, Washington.^[2] Hoptowit was also a member of the Newark Bears of the American Association.

College career

Hoptowit played for the Washington State Cougars from 1933 to 1937.^[3] He earned Second-team All-PCC honors his senior year in 1937.^[4]

Professional career

Hoptowit was selected by the Cleveland Rams with the 91st pick in the 1938 NFL draft.^[5] He played two seasons of rugby in Canada prior to joining the Chicago Bears.^[6]

He came up to the Chicago Bears in 1941 before playing for the Newark Bears of the American Association the same year.^[7] Newark was Chicago's farm team.^[8] Hoptowit later played in 41 games, starting nineteen, for the Chicago Bears from 1942 to 1945.^[2]

Coaching career

Hoptowit served as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bears' farm team, the Akron Bears, in 1946.^[6] He was an assistant coach for the Washington State Cougars in 1947.^[6]

Personal life

Hoptowit was a Native American.^[3]

References

^ "1938 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "AL HOPTOWIT". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Hoptowit New Cougar Football Assistant". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press. March 12, 1947. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
^ "1937 AP All Pacific Coast team". The Bakersfield Californian. Associated Press. December 2, 1937. p. 23. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Al Hoptowit Named Assistant Grid Coach at Washington State College". The Spokesman-Review. March 12, 1947. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
^ Prell, Edward (October 18, 1944). "Al Hoptowit Does That in Bears' Battles". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 23. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
^ "Chicago Bears Farm Two Half backs to Newark Bears". San Jose Evening News. Associated Press. September 7, 1940. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

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Chicago Bears 1943 NFL champions

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Jim Benton
Connie Mack Berry
Harry Clarke
Bernie Digris
Gary Famiglietti
Danny Fortmann
Bill Geyer
Pete Gudauskas
Al Hoptowit
Tony Ippolito
Jim Logan
Sid Luckman (NFL MVP)
Dante Magnani
Bob Masters
Al Matuza
Doug McEnulty
Ray McLean
Monte Merkel
Fred Mundee
George Musso
Bronko Nagurski
Ray Nolting
Bill Osmanski
Hamp Pool
John Siegal
Dom Sigillo
Bob Snyder
Bill Steinkemper
Bob Steuber
Bulldog Turner
Joe Vodicka
George Wilson
Co-head coaches: Luke Johnsos & Hunk Anderson

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