Background
Hopkins didn’t make the football team: he was cut as a ninth-grader under the coaching of his father, Andrew J. Hopkins.
Hopkins didn’t make the football team: he was cut as a ninth-grader under the coaching of his father, Andrew J. Hopkins.
Andrew “Shay” Hopkins, a native of Crockett, Texas attended Ralph Bunche High School. He later finished his professional football career in the Canadian Football League in Canada. Playing for both the Hamilton Ti-Cats and Montreal Alouettes Professional Football Teams.
Andy showed extraordinary athletic abilities in high school. He was a stand-out star in track, baseball, and football. Hopkins used this incident as a determining factor to try harder.
He later became captain of his high school football team
After graduating from high school, Hopkins signed a “Letter of Intent” to attend Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was drafted into the National Football League (NFL) by the Houston Oilers in 1971.
After playing college football at Stephen F. Austin State University he joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1973, where he rushed for (a team record at the time) 1223 yards in his rookie season. Hopkins is married to his high school sweetheart, Ann Hopkins (Public Education Administrator).
And they are the parents of four children: Doctor Alicia Hopkins, Doctor of Medicine.
Andrew Hopkins World War II Certified Public Accountants. Aaric Hopkins, an aspiring Attorney. And Ashton Hopkins, an aspiring Architectural/Mechanical Engineer).
The Hopkins family lives in Missouri City, Texas, and attends Brentwood Baptist Church (Houston, Texas). Hopkins is Chief Executive Officer of his own company, Copier Systems.
He was a member of the High School Choir, Ralph Bunche Gazette, Year-book Staff and Sports Editor of the Ralph Bunche Year-book