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​1968 Olympian FANNY Hopeau Passes Away

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Volleyball All-Time Had love for game -
Volleyball all-timer had love for game
  • By Ferd Lewis 
  • Aug. 20, 2019
  • DENNIS ODA / 1999
    Fanny Hopeau:
    Won volleyball gold at Pan American Games
Whether it was competing in the Olympics in Mexico City or driving a bus on the streets of Honolulu, volleyball great Fanny K. Hopeau is remembered for the smile and infectious joy she shared with others.
Hopeau, 74, a seven-time All-American, died on July 27 in Honolulu.
“I loved to see her substituted into our matches because she kind of galloped in, she was so excited,” recalled Sharon Peterson, a teammate on the 1968 U.S. Olympic and 1967 Pan American volleyball teams. “A lot of other people would just walk up (to the court) there,but she was so happy, so fearless and just wanted to play. I was really impressed with her that way.”
ADVERTISINGHopeau spent 29 years as a driver with “The Bus,” where she was known as “Auntie Aloha” with an ever-present flower in her hair until retirement in 2008. “She was really happy-go-lucky,” Peterson said.
Hopeau was graduate of Roosevelt High and starred on Nuuanu YMCA and Nick’s Fishmarket teams as well as U.S. National squads.
“She was a fabulous player, very powerful hitter and great teammate to have,” said Barbara “Bobbie” Perry, a teammate on the national and Olympic teams. “She gave it her all. When she hit the ball it was, ‘wow!’ ”
Hopeau was part of a silver-medal-winning U.S. team at the 1966 World Games in Japan and the gold medal U.S. team in the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, and competed in the Mexico City Olympics a year later. She returned to international competition in 1971, helping the U.S. to a silver medal in the Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.
Hopeau was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2010 she received the national Flo Hyman All-Time Great Player Award for her play and directing youngsters in volleyball.
Visitation is at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, with services at 10:30 a.m. at Borthwick Mortuary Maunakea Chapel and a 2 p.m. burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.

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    • South Bay Spoilers
    • EPU - Houston
    • University of Houston
    • USA National Team
  • Flo Hyman History
    • What should you know! >
      • Items posted from friends/fans
      • Posthumously Awards
      • Houston Hall of Honor
      • Full Bio by Steven J. Niven
      • Marfan Syndrome
      • Visit Flo Hyman Statue
      • PLayers that Wear #7
    • Interviews on Flo Hyman >
      • Nomination Southern California Hall of Fame
      • Inducted Texas Sports Hall of Fame
      • 40 Year Celebration Sports Imports Celebration
      • Houston Chronicle 6/22/14
      • 1988 New York Times
      • 1986 Los Angeles Times Reports Death
      • Biomechanics on Flo Hyman
      • Women's Sports 1983
      • The Olympian 1984
      • Hyman in the MOVIE Order of Black Eagle >
        • Order of the Black Eagle
  • Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup
    • 2023 Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup
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    • 1972 - Gabriella Kotsis - Hungry
    • 1964 Women First Olympic Team >
      • 1964 - Verneda Thomas
      • 1964 Mens Olympic Team
    • 1967 Women USA Team
    • 1968 USA Olympic Teams >
      • 1968 - Marilyn McReavy Nolen >
        • Articles and Tributes
      • 1968 - Ninja Jorgensen
      • 1968 - Fanny K. Hopeau
    • 1975 Pasadena, Texas First Olympic Training Center >
      • 1980 - Janet Baier
      • 1986 Women Sports Day
    • 1978 First Co-ed IVA
  • Links
    • Sports Ill 1984
    • Minnesota Celebrates Flo Hyman Day
    • Girls of color and Title IX
  • Contact