Hopkins was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], to Glenn Hopkins (1908-1994) but was reared in Kentucky. He attended public schools in Wingo in Graves County in southwestern Kentucky. He enrolled at Murray State University in Murray in Calloway County, also in the southwestern portion of the state. | Hopkins was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], to Glenn Hopkins (1908-1994) but was reared in Kentucky. He attended public schools in Wingo in Graves County in southwestern Kentucky. He enrolled at Murray State University in Murray in Calloway County, also in the southwestern portion of the state. |