Ron Hopkins
{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox CFL biography
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|position1=Defensive back
|position2=RS
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1960|11|10}}
|birth_place=Ridgely, Tennessee, U.S.
|college=Murray State
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|height_ft=5
|height_in=10
|weight_lbs=180
|NFLDraftedYear=1983
|NFLDraftedRound=10
|NFLDraftedPick=252
|NFLDraftedTeam=Baltimore Colts
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1983}}–{{CFL Year|1991}}
|playing_team1=Calgary Stampeders
}}
Ronald Lee Hopkins (born November 10, 1960) is an American former professional football defensive back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Murray State University.
Early life and college
Ronald Lee Hopkins was born on November 10, 1960, in Ridgely, Tennessee.
Hopkins played for the Murray State Racers from 1979 to 1982. He earned All-OVC honors his senior season in 1982. He was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.goracers.com/hof.aspx?hof=129&path=&kiosk= |title=Ronald Lee Hopkins, Football 1979-1982 |publisher=goracers.com |access-date=November 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107002305/http://www.goracers.com/hof.aspx?hof=129&path=&kiosk= |archive-date=November 7, 2015 }}
Professional career
Hopkins was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the tenth round, with the 252nd overall pick, of the 1983 NFL draft and by the Michigan Panthers in the eighth round, with the 87th overall pick, of the 1983 USFL draft.
However, Hopkins had already signed a two-year contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) two days prior to the NFL draft.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/edmonton-journal/172292457/ | title=Even Frank Kush deserves some pity | work=Edmonton Journal | date=May 7, 1983 | accessdate=13 May 2025 | author=Cole, Cam | pages=E2}} He played in 132 games for the Stampeders from 1983 to 1991.{{cite web | url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=hopkiron001 | title=Ron Hopkins | publisher=justsportsstats.com | access-date=November 6, 2015}} He intercepted 27 passes for 423 yards during his CFL career. Hopkins also returned 226 kickoffs for 5,238 yards and two touchdowns and 73 punts for 693 yards.
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=mccrabru001 Stats Crew profile]
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Category:American football defensive backs
Category:American football return specialists
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Canadian football return specialists
Category:Murray State Racers football players
Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:People from Lake County, Tennessee