{"id":5473,"date":"2021-08-23T15:47:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/?p=5473"},"modified":"2021-08-23T15:47:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:47:27","slug":"a-legacy-for-a-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/2021\/08\/23\/a-legacy-for-a-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"A legacy for a legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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100vw, 1798px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 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fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:31px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h1 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">A legacy for a legend<\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><b><i>You know that moment.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>It\u2019s the making of a legend.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>That snapshot of glory that gets etched<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>in your memory bank for life.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s the buzzer beater from half-court, the 23-foot putt for eagle on the 18th hole, or for Parkville native and 大象传媒 Western graduate,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Capt. Keith Hoskins \u201988, it was being in the Spratt Stadium stands watching his brother, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim, six years his elder, make \u201cthe impossible catch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Griffons were needing a big play,\u201d Keith recalled. \u201cWe had possession, but the stands were strangely silent. The ball was snapped for a post route and Tim was in the end zone running full speed in one direction,\u201d he explained, drawing the route in the air with his finger. \u201cThe quarterback zips a 30-yard pass, but the ball is behind him. Then, somehow, Tim stops, leaps backwards, twisting in<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the air, completely defying the laws of physics, to catch the football. And the crowd just erupted!\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keith beamed. \u201cWalking out of the stadium, I remember people still in awe and asking, \u2018How <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">did he catch that?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This was a moment engrained in Keith\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">memory when remembering his brother, Timothy L. Hoskins \u201981. Sadly, Tim passed away on Jan. 21, 2021 after a long decline in health. Certainly a legendary play by the wide receiver inducted into the Griffon Hall of Fame in 1990, but according to Keith, Tim\u2019s legacy goes much deeper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI learned so much about life and football from Tim. Yes, Tim was an amazing athlete, but Tim <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">truly valued education,\u201d Keith explained. \u201cWhen <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">he was put in the role of team captain, I remember him telling me stories about the responsibility, setting the example and of being a role model. I watched <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">his transformation \u2026 His maturity and confidence sky-rocketed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That transformation impressed Keith so much that when it came time, he too would choose to seek his degree and play football for 大象传媒 Western. \u201cTim loved 大象传媒 Western. He built a brotherhood there. I wanted that, too!\u201d So when Tim\u2019s head coach, Rob Hicklin, offered Keith a full-ride scholarship, he said, \u201cWhere do I sign?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keith chuckled and added, \u201cFrankly, I wanted to be better <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">than him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keith radiated as he shared other memories of growing up with Tim. He smiled sheepishly as he told of how Tim taught him how to play G.I. Joe at age 7 and how much Tim loved music. \u201cWe would dress up and play in our imaginary band. It was the old stuff \u2013 Elvis Presley, The Beatles. We would always be playing air guitar or air drums to that music,\u201d Keith shared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lasting imprint that those memories of Tim and their shared appreciation for 大象传媒 Western is what inspired Keith to initiate an endowed memorial scholarship <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in Tim\u2019s name.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTim and I both had a tremendous opportunity from 大象传媒 Western in receiving both academic and athletic scholarships. They provided us with the resources, the skill set and the education to get out of college debt free so we could go out and do something with our lives,\u201d Keith said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tim completed his Bachelor of Science in Business in 1981 and spent his career in social work, dedicated to the betterment of families and society. He worked for Boys Town USA in Omaha, Nebraska, then later worked at Full Employment Council of Kansas City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTim always loved helping others. He was so loving, caring, giving and a great listener. He was always a sounding board for me,\u201d Keith explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keith graduated in 1988 with an electrical engineering technology degree. Directly after, Keith joined the U.S. Navy, completed Aviation Officer Candidate School and was designated a naval aviator in 1992, joining the elite team of demonstration pilot \u201cBlue Angels\u201d in 1999. He went on to earn a master\u2019s degree in national resource strategy and policy from the Industrial College of Armed Forces in 2012 and became commander of NAS Pensacola in March 2013. He spent 27 years serving our country. Keith currently lives in Pensacola, Florida and is the executive vice president of branch operations for the Navy Federal Credit Union.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to get to a place in my life where I have the resources to give back to 大象传媒 Western. With my brother\u2019s passing, there was a clear opportunity to turn something bad into something good \u2026 to help future MWSU students in the same way that we had been helped. So now [in this scholarship] Tim\u2019s legacy \u2026 Tim\u2019s name and the Hoskins name can live on forever in his spirit of helping others,\u201d Keith said proudly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI believe it\u2019s important that we all remember where we came from and give back,\u201d he said. Keith went on to say that he gives back to his parents in many ways, but explained that when it comes to institutions that have helped to shape lives, \u201cyou can\u2019t just pick up the phone and say \u2018I love you. Thank you, College!\u2019 No, at the end of the day, it\u2019s a business. It takes resources. It takes people truly remembering and giving back.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But is \u201clegend\u201d synonymous with \u201clegacy?\u201d By all accounts, Tim is a football legend at 大象传媒 Western. Forty years later, multiple football records still bear his name. But the reception yards and touchdown records pale in comparison to the legacy, the emotional imprint, he left on the people whose lives he touched.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLegacy doesn\u2019t mean all the glitz, the glory, or all of the accolades that go with the term \u2018legacy\u2019 in American culture. No, there are many \u2018legacies\u2019 out there \u2013 people that made a difference in their families or simply for people they\u2019ve just met,\u201d Keith said. \u201cLegacy is touching the lives of people in a way that forever changes people\u2019s lives.\u201d Tim\u2019s legacy lives on in Keith. It lives on in the lives of the kids he worked with at Boys Town. It lives on in all those he played football with. It lives on here at 大象传媒 Western, and because of Keith, Tim\u2019s legacy will continue to be known to future generations of students at 大象传媒 Western.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on how to contribute to the Tim Hoskins Memorial Scholarship, please contact the 大象传媒 Western University Advancement department at (816) 271-5670.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Contributed by Chrissy McCan<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:75% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.56%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.56%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-right:5px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:5px;\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Tim Hoskins posing for photo\" title=\"Tim Hoskins photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Tim-Hoskins-photo-e1629384731530-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-5471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Tim-Hoskins-photo-e1629384731530-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Tim-Hoskins-photo-e1629384731530-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Tim-Hoskins-photo-e1629384731530-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Tim-Hoskins-photo-e1629384731530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>Tim Hoskins \u201981<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-right:5px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:5px;\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Rodney Stephenson, Connie Hoskins, Marc Lewis and Tim Hoskins posing for a photo\" title=\"Rodney, Connie, Marc and Tim\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Rodney-Connie-Marc-and-Tim-e1629384758933-300x300.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-5470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Rodney-Connie-Marc-and-Tim-e1629384758933-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Rodney-Connie-Marc-and-Tim-e1629384758933-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2021\/08\/Rodney-Connie-Marc-and-Tim-e1629384758933.png 546w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>Rodney Stephenson \u201981, Connie Hoskins, Marc Lewis \u201882, and Tim Hoskins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:25% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 7.68%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 7.68%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:31px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><blockquote><p>Dr. James E. Sanders \u201984<\/p>\n<p>Tim, you were my first big<br \/>\ntime player that I got to<br \/>\ncome to MWSC. Watching<br \/>\nyou play was out of this<br \/>\nworld. I know you will be<br \/>\nmaking big time catches<br \/>\nin Heaven. Your days as<br \/>\na Griff will always be<br \/>\nremembered. Praying for<br \/>\nyou and your family.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important;margin-bottom:31px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><blockquote><p>Marc Lewis \u201882<\/p>\n<p>Tim, thank you for being<br \/>\na friend, we had some<br \/>\ngood times in college that<br \/>\nI will never forget. I\u2019m so<br \/>\nhappy we were able to<br \/>\nreconnect after all these<br \/>\nyears. 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