Purdue head football coach Danny Hope is the epitome of the Boilermaker spirit. He is hardworking, results-oriented, enthusiastic and passionate.
Hope is credited with building the offensive line that protected NFL quarterback Drew Brees and produced several NFL offensive linemen, including All-Pro Matt Light.
Hope was hired by Purdue in January 2008 as the associate head coach under Joe Tiller, who retired after the 2008 season. Previously, he was head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University from 2003 to 2007.
Before arriving at Eastern Kentucky, Hope was the offensive coordinator at Louisville and held various assistant coaching positions at Wyoming and Oklahoma.
A former player at Eastern Kentucky, Hope won OVC Coach of the Year in 2007. A native of Gainesville, FL, he attended Miami Killian Senior High School. He and his wife, Sally, have a son, Chaz.
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