{"id":297668,"date":"2023-11-21T00:54:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T00:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297668"},"modified":"2023-11-21T00:54:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T00:54:13","slug":"carlton-premiership-hero-ted-hopkins-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/rugby-league\/carlton-premiership-hero-ted-hopkins-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlton premiership hero Ted Hopkins dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Save articles for later<\/h3>\n<p>Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.<\/p>\n<p>Ted Hopkins, the former Carlton footballer best known for his role in the biggest comeback in VFL\/AFL grand final history, has died aged 74.<\/p>\n<p>Carlton confirmed on Tuesday that Hopkins, a member of the club\u2019s famed 1970 premiership team, coached by Ron Barassi, had died.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.518%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_163\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/df8cfe91f60aeb7e12f1bed7ec0a4de8b449f698\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Ted Hopkins was chaired off the MCG for his match-turning performance in the 1970 grand final.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Courtesy of Ted Hopkins<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>While Hopkins only played 29 games, he had a profound impact on the code as the founder of Champion Data, the company that pioneered the use of advanced statistics and data in the AFL.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins died on Monday after being unwell for some time. He is survived by his daughter Erica.<\/p>\n<p>A diminutive rover, Hopkins started on the bench in the 1970 grand final. The Blues trailed Collingwood by 44 points at half-time, at which point Barassi introduced him to the field, and he became the team\u2019s leading goalkicker as they charged to a 10-point win.<\/p>\n<p>He played only one more game for the Blues before retiring from VFL football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More to come<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Keep up to date with the best AFL coverage in the country. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Most Viewed in Sport<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/sport\/afl\/carlton-premiership-hero-ted-hopkins-dies-20231121-p5ello.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Ted Hopkins, the former Carlton footballer best known for his role in the biggest comeback in VFL\/AFL grand final history, has died aged 74. 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