How did Eastern Illinois Panther assistant football coach Jeff Hoover die this weekend?
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — A coroner says an assistant football coach for Eastern Illinois has died following a car crash that happened as he returned home from a game. The team had a playoff game against Southern Illinois earlier Saturday. Effingham, Ill., county coroner Leigh Hammer confirmed early Sunday that offensive line coach Jeff Hoover was killed in the accident. Athletics spokesman Rich Moser had said a coach, staff member and family had been traveling back home from the game when the car apparently swerved to avoid a deer. Hoover was in his third season as Eastern Illinois’ offensive line coach. He had previously worked at Portland State University, Henderson State and UC Davis. Eastern Illinois lost Saturday’s game 48-7. Sources: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?
A coroner says an assistant football coach for Eastern Illinois has died following a car crash that happened as he returned home from a game. The team had a playoff game against Southern Illinois earlier Saturday. Effingham, Ill., county coroner Leigh Hammer confirmed early Sunday that offensive line coach Jeff Hoover was killed in the accident. Athletics spokesman Rich Moser had said a coach, staff member and family had been traveling back home from the game when the car apparently swerved to avoid a deer. Hoover was in his third season as Eastern Illinois’ offensive line coach. He had previously worked at Portland State University, Henderson State and UC Davis. Eastern Illinois lost Saturday’s game 48-7. (Ref URL http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4697770) Sources: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?
Tragedy struck the Eastern Illinois athletic family for the second time in less than a month as Panther assistant football coach Jeff Hoover was killed in a single vehicle accident late Saturday night just south of Effingham. Hoover along with his family and EIU strength coach Eric Cash and his family were returning from Eastern Illinois first round playoff game at Southern Illinois when the vehicle they were driving swerved to miss a deer and rolled over. Two people were released from the hospital early Sunday morning while all others involved in the accident were transported to a hospital in Champaign for further observation. Sources: http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2009/11/29/sports/doc4b1293e6d8ad3135606566.
