Before the viral dunking clips of Jim Leonhard in the early 2000s or Joe Schobert in 2015, another Wisconsin Badgers football walk-on made a name for himself slamming home a basketball.
“‘Hops?’” Wisconsin offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph posited on Tuesday following a question about Chris Hein.
“‘Hops’ was the one of the finest dunkers of all-time. Heinie Hops.”
“Heinie Hops” played a key role on the Badgers’ defense during that historic 1993 season, one that is etched in history for winning a then-school record 10 wins, clinching a Big Ten championship and the program’s first Rose Bowl victory.