Ken Hobart
| Date of birth | January 27, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Kamiah, Idaho, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| College | Idaho |
| High school | Kamiah (ID) |
| Supplemental draft | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 |
| Drafted by | New York Jets |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1984 | Jacksonville Bulls |
| 1984 | Denver Gold |
| 1985 | Edmonton Eskimos* |
| 1985–1987 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1989–1990 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Awards | 1985 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
| Honors | 1986 - 74th Grey Cup Champion |
| Records | Tied for most passing touchdowns in a playoff game (5) 1985 |
Kenneth Charles "Ken" Hobart (born January 27, 1961) is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the USFL and CFL, where he played from 1985–1990.
Hobart played college football at the University of Idaho from 1980–1983, starting at quarterback for the Vandals for four seasons. The first two were in the veer option offense under Jerry Davitch, 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 8–3 record in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Division I-AA playoffs, falling on the road 30–38 to eventual champion Eastern Kentucky, and was named offensive player of the year in the Big Sky Conference. In Hobart's senior season of 1983, the Vandals again went 8–3, but lost all three games in conference play and were not selected for the 12-team national playoffs. Throwing for over 10,000 yards in his collegiate career, he was a Division I-AA All-American in 1983.
Hailing from tiny Kamiah (KAMM-ee-eye) on the Clearwater River in north central Idaho, Hobart was a bespeckled 155-pound (70 kg)wishbone quarterback at Kamiah High School and led the Kubs to the A-3 (now 2A) state title in his senior season. After graduation in 1979, he enrolled at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston with the intent of playing college baseball as a pitcher. After a semester, Hobart transferred to UI in January 1980 and walked-on the football team to become the starting quarterback in his redshirt freshman season. Nicknamed the "Kamiah Kid" by longtime Vandal broadcaster Bob Curtis, Hobart also competed for the Idaho track team in the decathlon and still ranks as one of the top decathletes in the school's history, in a program which later produced Dan O'Brien. (Idaho dropped baseball as a varsity sport in May 1980.) After his football eligibility was used up, he was also asked to play basketball for the Vandals. Hobart graduated in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in management.
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