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Plays Golf as Well as He Writes About It
a few examples that we believe unquestionably qualify him as a Missouri and Kansas Sports or Golf-related Hall-of-Fame inductee .
Hoskins is a Lifetime member of the Baseball Writers of America and has been a member of the Golf Writers Association of America for over 32 years . He was inducted into the KCKCC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 and inducted into the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame at KCKCC in 2020 .
Hoskins earned a BA in Journalism at the University of Iowa while serving as the first Rose Bowl editor and two years as sports editor of The Daily Iowan , an award-winning campus newspaper .
He worked at two Iowa newspapers : two years with the Muscatine Journal and 15 with the Ottumwa Courier . Hoskins was voted Iowa Sportswriter of the Year in 1969 .
◄ For nearly two hours , in 2018 , David Feherty kept upwards of 1,500 fans and Alan Hoskins at Kansas City ’ s Kauffman Center in stitches with an endless non-stop chain of jokes , stories and outlandish comments on everything from golf to the need of a bathroom . After the show they met for an interview and this photo .
Hoskins served as the Sports Editor of The Kansas City Kansan newspaper for over six years ( 1976-1983 ), where he traveled with the KC Chiefs and served as the official scorer for the KC Royals . He wrote three books , including the only Illustrated history book about the Kansas City Chiefs entitled “ Warpaths ” and “ Wolf Creek ’ s First 25 Years .” Hoskins later returned to The Kansan as a contributing columnist and twice ( 1992-93 ) was named winner of the O . P . Smith Award given annually by the Greyhound Track Operators Assn . for contributions to the promotion of greyhound racing .
Hoskins worked at Kansas City Kansas Community College ( KCKCC ) as the Public Information Supervisor , where he was responsible for writing press releases on all aspects of the college and producing various publications . While not included in his job description , Hoskins immediately added athletics to his other responsibilities , including keeping statistics on all home basketball games . He retired from KCKCC in May 2013 after 30 years .
◄ It was June 11 , 2010 the day before that year ’ s Watson Challenge at Kansas City Country Club ( KCCC ), when golf writer Alan Hoskins was invited by Tom Watson to tee it up with him for a practice round along with two KCCC assistant pros , “ It was a thrill of a lifetime ,” said Hoskins .
As if all his other writing obligations weren ’ t enough to keep him busy , Hoskins also loves the game of golf , contributing his writing and photography skills to numerous golf publications over the past 32-plus years . He celebrates 17 years ( as of 2024 ) with TEE TIMES GOLF GUIDE™ Magazine ( TTGG ) as lead golf writer . With over 300 articles and course profiles published in TTGG , along with his over 30-year history with like publications and a golf book , Hoskins has written golf course profiles for your entertainment on nearly every golf course in western Missouri , eastern Kansas , numerous courses throughout the U . S . and even Japan . He has written feature stories about numerous local golf pros and tour professionals like Tom Watson , Gary Woodland , and others . Alan Hoskins ( after exhausting research ) is no doubt the most published golf writer in Kansas City , MO , and Kansas history ! Perhaps the Kansas Golf Foundation ’ s Golf Hall of Fame is next — Just say ’ n !
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Nominations for Kansas Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2024 are now being accepted !
Deadline : January 21 , 2024 The Kansas Golf Hall of Fame honors men and women who are distinguished by their accomplishments as a Player , Club Professional , Coach , Architect , Superintendent or Contributor to the Game . Eligibility A person must meet one of the following : 1 . Kansas residence for at least 10 years at any time . 2 . Kansas residence during the period of his or her contributions or accomplishments ; or 3 . in the judgment of the Kansas Golf Foundation Board of Trustees , have substantial ties or connections to the State of Kansas . Nominees will be judged based on the public perception of the nominee , and his or her public record of achievements and contributions to the game of golf .
Nominate Now at www . kansasgolffoundation . org / hall-of-fame-nominations /
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