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Family and football drive Hendon Hooker
- By Spencer Turkin/News & Record
- Oct 26, 2016
- Oct 26, 2016
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GREENSBORO — For three seasons, Hendon Hooker has exceeded expectations on the football field, captivating fans as he releases perfect spirals with the flick of his wrist and glides across the grass at J.A. Tarpley Stadium like a gazelle.
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Dudley's Hendon Hooker shaking the hands of teammates near the end of Charlotte Catholic's victory over the Panthers in the Class 4-A semifinals in December 2015.
Lynn Hey/News & Record
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The Hooker family at A&T's homecoming game in 2007. Alan Hooker is in the gold jacket, and Hendon, with two footballs in hand, is in front.
Dr. Michael Simmons
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Lynn Hey/News & Record
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Alan Hooker, an Eastern Randolph graduate, earned a place in the Halls of Fame for A&T and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for his football career as a quarterback.
N.C. A&T Sports Information
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The Hooker family: From left, Hendon, a senior at Dudley; Nile, a student at A&T; Wendy; Alan; and Alston, a freshman at Dudley.
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H.Scott Hoffmann / News & Record
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Contact Spencer Turkin at (336) 373-7062 and follow @turkin35@twitter.com.
DUDLEY AT PAGE
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Where: Marion Kirby Stadium, 201 Alma Pinnix Dr., Greensboro.
Records: No. 1 Dudley (3-0 Metro 4-A, 9-0) at No. 2 Page (3-0, 8-1).
Tickets: $6 at the gate.
Radio: WCOG-93.7, WMFR-104.9, WMFR-1230, WCOG-1320.
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Dudley's Hendon Hooker shaking the hands of teammates near the end of Charlotte Catholic's victory over the Panthers in the Class 4-A semifinals in December 2015.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
The Hooker family: From left, Hendon, a senior at Dudley; Nile, a student at A&T; Wendy; Alan; and Alston, a freshman at Dudley.
- Contributed
Alan Hooker, an Eastern Randolph graduate, earned a place in the Halls of Fame for A&T and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for his football career as a quarterback.
- N.C. A&T Sports Information
Hooker
passed for 2,652 yards and rushed for 1,236 yards on 147 carries this season.
- Lynn Hey/News & Record
Hendon Hooker looking for a receiver during a game against Grimsley in October 2015.
- H.Scott Hoffmann / News & Record
The Hooker family at A&T's homecoming game in 2007. Alan Hooker is in the gold jacket, and Hendon, with two footballs in hand, is in front.
- Dr. Michael Simmons
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