Assistant EIU coach dies in car crash

[CSN Log]

11-28-2009 05:09 AM

Assistant EIU coach dies in car crash

A coroner says an assistant football coach for Eastern Illinois has died following a car crash that happened as he returned home from a playoff 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.

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[Pards Rule]

So tragic...puts a football loss in clear perspective...Thoughts and prayers to Jeff Hoover family and that of EIU.

[SandMountainDemon]

Very tragic indeed. Coach Hoover was a great coach and a good man, I had the honor of meeting with him a few years ago at EIU. My thoughts and prayers go out to the EIU football family and the Hoover family.