Varsity Club Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2010, Mark Hopkins
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• -·- --· - -· ~··- .......... ....,...., V'V'&U'-'&'--'1"... '- .:1 1 ..115 J !O.J }·n;;;.IJVJH.IC:I.3 UUI.Hig lJJt:: autumn of 1995. Brady is one of the strongest pound for pound players in the Y.C., having bench pressed just under 300 pounds. He also boasts a 29-inch vertical leap. A football, track, and baseball letterman at Bishop Stang, where he earned Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal All Scholastic honors. Set grid records for TO's (20) and points (120) in a season and in the 50 yard dash. FAMILY: Older by one year, brother and recently-graduated defensive back, Sean. Father, Robert, was a scholarship gridster. Receiving Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Yr. No. Yds. Avg. Td's Yr. No. Yards Avg. Td's Yr. No. Yards Avg. Td's 1992 10 88 8.8 0 1993 11 102 9.3 0 1993 12 133 11.1 0 1993 33 334 15.2 2 1994 24 185 7.7 0 1994 23 318 13.8 1 Totals 35 287 8.2 0 Totals 66 740 11.2 3 Brian OT-6'4 301 Jr. 21 (l '93,'94) 71 CHAMBERLAIN Rockland, MA Despite missing spring ball due to injury, Chamberlain, a strong All Yankee Conference candidate, projects as the pinion of the offensive line for the second straight season. As menacing as he looks on the line, imagine that countenance on skates, a reality in the early 1990's when he was a defenseman for the Rockland High School varsity hockey team. Anyway, Master Chamberlain figures to be one of the best "Roache" blockers in the Division IM ranks, with the ability to put opposing linemen on their backs with one thrust of his considerable bodymass. Opposing defensive coordinators should be conspicuous by their absence from grading Chamberlain's efforts this season. DISANDATA: Brian captained the Rockland High School football team and also played ice hockey and track. Chamberlain spends his summer on the Little League diamond as the all mighty decider in "Blue." ACADEMIC FOCUS: Brian is a Criminal Justice major and will graduate from Northeastern's heralded Cooperative Education program in 1997. Mark CB-5'9 170 Sr. 21 (l '92,'93,'94) 4 HOPKINS Plainfield, NJ Hopkins may or may not be the best male athlete on campus, but two things are indisputable: he'll be starting at one cornerback and he'll be looking to lead the Yankee Conference in interc·eptions. Picked by the editors of the Bob Griese Football Yearbook to first Team, All Yankee Conference. Last year, his best as a college football player, he had seven picks to tie for the lead in the YC. One was a coast to coast return for a stunning touchdown in a game that followed the rendering of the National Anthem at Parsons Field by his mother, Mrs. Yvonne Hopkins. His highlight film catch and strut covered some 86 yards for the game-winner against the University of Maine, one of only two W's on the season for the 1995 Football Media Guide snake-bit, 1994 Huskies. "Hop Dog" never has the luxury of spring ball simply because of baseball, for which he is an outfielder and one of the top hitters in the North Atlantic Conference (holding around a .329 average in 1995 as a singles hitter and base-stealer). Recently ran a 4.45 40. The New Jersey native is no stranger to success in either sport, having started his football career as a wide receiver in 1992 and caught a 56-yard TD pass against Maine in the Huskies 47-36 win. On the diamond, he was a catalyst for one of the best teams in Northeastern history, being the leadoff hitter on the 35-16 team of 1994 that advanced to the NCM Regionals. Concerning football, Mark was seventh last year in team tackles with 42, had two tackles for loss, and a team-leading 10 pass breakups. That was coming off a sophomore year when he pulled down four interceptions and was the fifth-leading tackler with 38. Hopkins graduated from Seton Hall Prep in 1991, where he lettered in football, baseball, and track; he captained both the football and track teams as a senior. DISANDATA: When Hopkins has some free time from his busy athletics and academic schedules he enjoys playing the piano. Father David and mother Yvonne travel from New Jersey to attend every game that Mark plays whether it be football at Maine or baseball in florida, not to mention the home games. Mark is accompanied in the Hopkins household by older brother David, a track and field star at Temple University, and younger brother Matthew. ACADEMIC FOCUS: Mark is a Communication Studies major in the University's Cooperative Education program; he will graduate with the Class of 1996. ======:----~--------------- Defensive Statistics Yr. Tackles Sacks Blkd. Pass Fum. Rec. Int. 1993 61 0 0 1 4 1994 42 0 10 0 7 Totals 103 0 10 1 11 Tom WR-5'11 188 Sr. 23 (l'93,'94) 5 MONIOS Montreal, QUE Monios will be the Huskies go-to target as the squad's leading returning receiver. A tri-lingual product of Montreal via the JUCO ranks, Monios topped all Huskies last fall with 27 catches, including two for touchdowns and a team-high 16.9 ' average. In just two years of division 1M ball, Monios has established himself as one of theYankee Conference's premier ,.., wideouts. He has 60 catches for 959 yards and four touchdowns, and brings the open field running dimension to the punt and kickoff return games for the Huskies. In 1994, Monios twice had five catches for over 100 yards in a sing\e contest. Against Boise State, in the Huskies season opener, he snagged five aerials for 105 yards; and against Yankee Conference foe Delaware, he caught five for a season-high 124 yards. Had a career best 52-yard reception last year against Delaware, and previously had long catches of 48 yards (Boise State): and 46 yards (JMU), in 1993. DISANDATA: _D!rectly f~om Hudson Valley (New York) C.C., via Montreal, Canada, and mdirectly by way of Athens, Greece comes tn-hngual tnple threat Monios who was the leader of one of NU's most dynamic receiving corps ever in 1993. As a marquee player for Hudson Moni~s finished with a 40-<:atch, 11 TD, 20.3 yard average, MVP performance. Aside from his six-grab, 173 yard effort v~rsus Boise in 1993 (including a 48-yard hookup with Clarzell Pearl) he scored against William & Mary. James .... - ...... .. ~ .