Allan Hopkins
Australian rules footballer and coach
About Allan Hopkins
Lived 1904 – 2001 (aged 97). Allan Hopkins was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
Allan Hopkins (24 May 1904 – 2 July 2001) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.
Football He started off his career with Footscray Football Club before they joined the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1925. He had played in the club's 1923 and 1924 premiership sides in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
A brilliant centreman, he was awarded the Brownlow Medal retrospectively in 1989 for the 1930 season while playing with the Footscray Bulldogs, and won the Bulldogs' best and fairest in 1931.
He went on to win the VFA premiership with Yarraville Football Club in 1935 as captain-coach. He died aged 97 in 2001. At that time he was the oldest player in the game's history, but was later surpassed by Carlton's Keith Rae who lived to 104.
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Who was Allan Hopkins?
Australian rules footballer and coach
When was Allan Hopkins born?
Allan Hopkins was born on 24 May 1904 in Footscray.
When did Allan Hopkins die?
Allan Hopkins died on 2 July 2001 in Yarrawonga.
What was Allan Hopkins's occupation?
Allan Hopkins was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Allan Hopkins. https://biography.guide/allan-hopkins/
MLA: "Allan Hopkins." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/allan-hopkins/.
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