Hall of Fame
Danny Hope played offensive guard for coach Roy Kidd and was a starter on the 1979 Colonel team that won EKU’s first national championship. He was a co-captain on the 1980 national runner up team. Hope became EKU’s head coach in 2003 and led the Colonels for five seasons, compiling a 35-22. He guided EKU to the playoffs after winning the Ohio Valley Conference title in 2007. Hope left the program to serve as head coach at Purdue University, where he won 22 games in four seasons and led the Boilermakers to two bowl appearances (2011 and 2012). After one season as offensive line coach for South Florida (2015) Hope returned to coach the offensive line for EKU in 2019. He has worked for the past four years for the EKU Development Office serving as the athletics department liaison.
