Ken Hobart

Kenneth Charles Hobart (born January 27, 1961) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the United States Football League (USFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1985 to 1990 and was an All-American at Idaho.

Early life

Hailing from tiny Kamiah (KAMM-ee-eye) on the Clearwater River in north central Hobart was a bespeckled In the summer, he played American Legion baseball for nearby Orofino. After graduation in 1979, he enrolled at Lewis–Clark State College in Lewiston, with the intent of playing college baseball as a pitcher and outfielder for the Warriors, and

College career After a semester at Lewis–Clark State College, Hobart transferred north to UI in Moscow in January 1980 with the intent to walk-on; he was soon granted a scholarship by Davitch, Nicknamed the "Kamiah Kid" by longtime Spokesman-Review columnist nowrap|Harry Missildine, and the final two in a passing attack under new head coach Dennis Erickson. In Erickson's first season in 1982, Hobart led the Vandals to an record in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the twelve-team Division I-AA playoffs, falling on the road to eventual champion Eastern Kentucky, and was named offensive player of the year in the Big Sky Conference and 1st Team All-Big Sky Conference. In Hobart's senior season of 1983, the Vandals again went but lost all three games in conference and were not selected for the national playoffs. Throwing for over 10,000 yards in his collegiate career, he was again named All-Conference and was a Division I-AA All-American in 1983. He set 23 passing and total-offense marks in his four-year career. After his football eligibility was used up, he was also asked to play basketball for the Vandals in January 1984. Hobart graduated in the spring with a bachelor's degree

Hobart was a charter member of the Vandal Hall of Fame, inducted in 2007. He signed a contract in January 1984. and was the starter on June 8, a two-point loss to eventual champion Philadelphia, decided by a late field goal. During his time in the USFL, Hobart played in 10 games, starting 5; passing for 576 yards and rushing for another 160. He also punted for Denver 6 times for 226 yards.

He was the tenth overall selection in the first round of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft by the New York Jets, but never played in the NFL.

When the USFL folded in 1985, Hobart moved north to Canada, where he played for five seasons in the CFL, three with Hamilton and two with Ottawa. The Edmonton Eskimos originally held his CFL rights, and he was traded in June 1985 to Hamilton. That season, he set the CFL record for rushing yards by a quarterback (928) a total that has since only been surpassed 5 times and was winner of the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy and runner up as CFL MVP. He guided Hamilton to the Grey Cup was a member of the championship team in 1986, then broke his left fibula in the second game of the 1987 season.

In 1988, he took a shot at the NFL with the San Diego Chargers who moved him to safety. During training camp he was placed on the injured reserve and waived a few weeks into the season. He stayed in San Diego and sold cars in San Diego and was resigned by the Chargers after the 1988 season, but released a few months later before camp started. He moved back to Idaho, and Laney.

After his first season in Canada in 1985, Hobart returned to his hometown to co-coach the Kamiah boys basketball team for a season. Ken Hobart is now an official for high school sports in Region II in Central Idaho

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