| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1878-01-30)January 30, 1878 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1951(1951-06-17) (aged 73) Kingston, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1897–1898 | Brown |
| 1901 | Homestead Library & Athletic Club |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1899–1900 | South Carolina |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1899–1901 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–7 |
Irving Owen "Hoppy" Hunt (January 30, 1878 – June 17, 1951) was an American college football and professional football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Carolina at Columbia, South Carolina from 1899 to 1900, compiling a record of 5–7.
Ice hockey career
While a student at Brown University, in his home city of Providence, Rhode Island, Hunt took part in the first intercollegiate ice hockey games the university played in when Brown's ice hockey team appeared against Harvard at Franklin Field in Boston on January 19, 1898. Hunt, a forward, scored three goals in four intercollegiate games for Brown University during the 1897–98 season and also played for the team during the 1898–99 campaign.
Late life and death
Hunt graduated from Harvard Law School and practiced law in Providence, Rhode Island for 12 years, until 1917, when he moved to Wyoming, Pennsylvania, where he farmed. He died on June 17, 1951, at Nesbitt Hospital in Kingston, Pennsylvania after suffering a fall four hours earlier at his home in Wyoming.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Independent) (1899–1900) | |||||||||
| 1899 | South Carolina | 2–3 | |||||||
| 1900 | South Carolina | 4–3 | |||||||
| South Carolina: | 5–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–7 | ||||||||
References
- Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- The Boston Globe, Jan. 20, 1898, pg. 5
- "Irving O. Hunt Died After Fall At Wyoming Home". Pittston Gazette. Pittston, Pennsylvania. June 18, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
| South Carolina Gamecocks athletic directors | |
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- 1878 births
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- Homestead Library & Athletic Club players
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- Harvard Law School alumni
- Lawyers from Providence, Rhode Island
- Players of American football from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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- Accidental deaths from falls
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