Homer Howard "Pop" Hazel (June 2, 1895 – February 3, 1968) was an American football player and coach.

Hazel served as the head football and basketball coach and athletic director at the University of Mississippi from 1925 until his resignation in early 1931.

[1] In 1909, Hazel moved to Litchfield Township, Michigan,[2] where his father was a farmer and 15-year-old Homer worked as a farm laborer.

[12][13] Eligibility rules prevented him from playing on the Rutgers football team in 1922, so he instead worked as an assistant coach under George Sanford.

[23] Homer coached the Ole Miss Rebels football team for five years, compiling records of 5–5 in 1925, 5–4 in 1926, 5–3–1 in 1927, 5–4 in 1928, and 1–6–2 in 1929.

After the poor showing in 1929, the Ole Miss student body and alumni were reportedly opposed to Hazel's tactics on the football field.

"[26] Hazel was also head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team for five years, compiling a 54–32 record.

After resigning from his position at Ole Miss, Hazel moved to Marshall, Michigan, where he lived for the following 38 years.

[9] Hazel and his wife had three children, including sons Homer and Bill who played college football for Ole Miss.

[5][11] Son Homer was captain of the 1941 Ole Miss football team and died in a plane crash in 1942.

[11] Hazel worked for 20 years as a personnel director, including stints at Eaton Manufacturing Company and Wilcox-Rich Corporation.