Edward J. Hogan

Edward J. Hogan (December 10, 1897 – March 24, 1976) was a track and field standout at the University of Notre Dame in the early 1920s, under legendary coach Knute Rockne.

Earlier in his career, as a student athlete at Youngstown, Ohio's Rayen School, Hogan established a longstanding state record in the javelin throw.

Naval Reserve during World War I,[1] Hogan enrolled at the University of Notre Dame, where he reportedly intended to play football under coach Rockne.

[8] Hogan proved to be a strong and consistent performer on Notre Dame's outdoor varsity track team from 1921 to 1923, where he excelled at the pole vault and broad jump.

[10] According to the 1923 Notre Dame yearbook, The Dome: "Eddie Hogan, who consistently cleared the bar in the pole vault at twelve feet, accounted for many points during the season".

[10] Hogan was joined on the track team by his roommate Elmer Layden,[1] another versatile athlete who placed first in the 100-yard dash during the May meet with Michigan "Aggie".

)[8] On November 1, 1923, Hogan married the former Elizabeth Agnes Gottschalk, of Salem, Ohio, in a ceremony in South Bend, Indiana.

His death was noted in his hometown, where many residents still recalled him as the youthful athlete who threw a decisive pass in the Rayen-South game 60 years earlier.

Edward Hogan (right), with uncle Marty Hogan (center) and brother Raymond (left).
Hogan's portrait on Notre Dame's Wall of Honor (center).