GREG HOPKINS
PERSONAL: Greg resides in Nineveh, Pa., a small town in the Southwest corner of Pennsylvania, in the off-season … assists in running the Hopkins Family Store and he works as a professional model, doing mainly print work and some runway fashion shows.
FAMILY: Greg is the son of Sam & Dotty Hopkins who resides in Nineveh, PA.
HIGH SCHOOL: Hopkins was a quarterback at Waynesburg (Pa.) Central High School.
COLLEGE: A four-year letterman at Slippery Rock (Pa.) University, Hopkins was one of the nation’s top Division II receivers. He was named to the All-America and All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference teams for three consecutive years and owns nine school records. Hopkins is still Slippery Rock’s all-time leader in receptions (215), receiving yards (3,382) and touchdowns (28). As a senior in 1994, he earned Academic All-America honors. Hopkins also threw two touchdown passes as a junior. In addition, he was a two-year letterman (1992-93) on the Slippery Rock Division I wrestling team, competing at 190 pounds.
Greg graduated from Slippery Rock with a degree in environmental science.
CURRENT: Greg is currently running for Republican
Nomination for state Representative of 50th District.
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~~~~~~~~~AFL's "Iron man of the Year"~~~~~~~~~
TEAMS: Indiana Firebirds, Los Angeles Avengers
PROFILE:
Position: Wide Receiver/Linebacker for Los Angeles Avengers
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 205 Pounds
Born: November 16, 1971
AFL Experience: 8 Years
College: Slippery Rock University
Greg Hopkins, one of the Arena Football League’s most effective two-way players, returns for his third year with the Avengers. Last season, he earned All-Arena honors for the fourth time in his eight-year AFL career.
Hopkins caught 87 passes for 1,192 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2003. On defense, the standout wide receiver/linebacker made 30 tackles (1.5 for losses), batted down six passes and made two interceptions. On April 13, 2003, he tied an Avenger record for touchdowns in a single game (six), as he caught five touchdown passes and returned an interception for a score. Hopkins had a career-year in his first season with the Avengers in 2002, finishing with 102 receptions for 1,285 yards and 29 touchdowns.
On defense, he had a team-high five interceptions and returned three of them for touchdowns. At the conclusion of the season, Hopkins was named the AFL’s "Iron man of the Year," which is an award given to the top two-way player and considered to be the league’s highest individual honor.
He signed a one-year contract with the Avengers on Dec. 4, 2001, after being the league’s most sought after free agent, following six seasons within the Indiana Firebirds organization. Later, Hopkins extended that contract two more years (through the 2004 season).
He is the AFL’s leading receiver since the 2000 season with 402 catches for 4,998 yards. Hopkins has 17 career interceptions, nine of which have been returned for scores, which is an all-time AFL career record. In 2001, he was a strong candidate for "Iron man of the Year" honors, grabbing 102 passes for 1,226 yards and 18 touchdowns for the Indiana Firebirds. Hopkins’ receptions and yardage totals were both league highs among non-offensive specialists in 2001. He established himself as one of the AFL’s premier players in 2000, scoring 32 touchdowns and racking up 111 catches for 1,295 yards. In 1996, Hopkins had his rookie season in the AFL limited to just two games due to a broken left hand. After that point, he racked up seven consecutive 50-plus-reception seasons, which is among the most in league history. During that time span, Hopkins has also lived up to his "Iron man" reputation, playing in 100 consecutive regular-season games for the Firebirds and Avengers.
In his AFL career, Hopkins has caught 611 passes for 7,720 yards and 155 touchdowns. In addition, he has accounted for 252.5 tackles. In 102 career AFL games, Hopkins has scored a grand total of 1,022 points, ranking him at No. 8 on the league’s all-time list.
CFL: Hopkins’ only experience in professional football outside the AFL came in 1995, when he participated in training camp with the Canadian Football League’s Ottawa Roughriders.