He married Eileen Moyà (Aileen) O'Brien from Mitchelstown, County Cork in 1912, and they went on to have seven children.
Hooper was a top player in his era and won international caps for the Irish Amateur team.
He played in Bohs FAI Cup winning side of 1908, their first ever national trophy.
[1] Hooper also scored in the final of that competition the following year but could only earn as runners-up medal as Cliftonville beat Bohs 2–1 in a replay at Dalymount Park.
[citation needed] Another of his brothers, John Hooper, was the first Director of Statistics in the Irish Free State.