CHARLESTON, Ill. – A memorial service to honor the life of Eastern Illinois assistant football coach Jeff Hoover was held Saturday, Dec. 5, at 2:30 p.m. in the Grand Ball Room of the Martin Luther King Jr., Student Union on the EIU campus. Portland State University, where Hoover coached previously to joining the EIU staff will also host a memorial service on Dec. 13.  Click here for details

Hoover, 41, lost his life in a tragic car accident on Saturday evening when returning from the Panthers first round FCS playoff game in Carbondale, Ill. Hoover had just completed his third season as a member of the EIU coaching staff.

In lieu of flowers, a Jeff Hoover Children's Education Memorial Fund has been established through First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust.  

Jeff Hoover Children's Education Fund
c/o First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust
701 Sixth Street
Charleston, IL  61920
(217) 345-8325

Well wishes or "Jeffism's" for the Hoover Family may be sent to Jeff's brother Don at dnshoover@comcast.net

The EIU football team is also accepting gift card donations to help both the Hoover and Cash families. Those donations can be sent to: 

EIU Football Office
Attn: Hoover/Cash Family Donations
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920.

Please do not send cash donations to the EIU football office. 


PORTLAND STATE SERVICE

A local memorial service for former Portland State assistant football coach Jeff Hoover will be held on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. at Kell's Irish Pub in downtown Portland. The memorial is being hosted by Portland State football alumni.

Hoover, who coached at Portland State from 1995-99 and during the 2006 season, died in a automobile accident late last Saturday night near Effingham, Ill. Hoover, who was an assistant football coach at Eastern Illinois, was returning home from a playoff game.

The PSU football alumni group is creating a trust fund for Hoover's children. Information on that fund is still forthcoming, but contributions can be made at the memorial. For details, call 503-381-5480.