Gator Hoskins
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{other people|Harold Hoskins}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Gator Hoskins
| image = Gator Hoskins.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Hoskins in the 2014 NFL season.
| current_team =
| number = 89
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|19}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| high_school = Eastside (Gainesville, Florida)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 248
| college = Marshall
| undraftedyear = 2014
| pastteams = * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2014}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
| highlights = * First-team All-C-USA (2013)
- Second-team All-C-USA (2012)
| status =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 3
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 21
| pfr = HoskHa00
}}
Harold "Gator" Hoskins (born December 19, 1991) is a former American football tight end who played for the Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Marshall.
Early life and college
Hoskins attended Eastside High School in Gainesville, Florida.
He attended college at Marshall and had a successful career for the Thundering Herd. During his career at Marshall, he amassed 99 receptions for 1,318 yards and 28 touchdowns. In Marshall's Military Bowl victory over Maryland, he had six catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns. He was selected to the 2013 All-Conference USA first-team by league coaches and was one of eight semifinalists for the annual John Mackey Award that goes to the top tight end in the nation.
Professional career
=Miami Dolphins=
Hoskins signed with the Miami Dolphins after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140515/ARTICLES/140519789 |title=Former Eastside tight end 'Gator' signs with Dolphins |access-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903151933/http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140515/ARTICLES/140519789 |url-status=dead }} On December 16, 2014, he was waived by Miami.{{cite web | last=Nogle | first=Kevin | title=Dolphins promote Robinson, waive Hoskins | website=The Phinsider|publisher=SB Nation | date=2014-12-16 | url=https://www.thephinsider.com/2014/12/16/7399479/dolphins-waive-gator-hoskins-promote-gerell-robinson | access-date=2025-05-17}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
Hoskins was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad on December 19, 2014. He was released on December 24, 2014.[https://football.realgm.com/nfl/transactions/2014/12 NFL Transactions in December 2014]
Coaching career
Hoskins was hired as Eastside High School’s head football coach on May 9, 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CdV7rwwOpxv/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= | title=Eastside Athletics on Instagram: "Ram Bred, Ram Led" }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.miamidolphins.com/team/roster/Harold-Hoskins/5420e4a6-911b-4012-b2df-defa079f6054 Miami Dolphins bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903180932/http://www.miamidolphins.com/team/roster/Harold-Hoskins/5420e4a6-911b-4012-b2df-defa079f6054 |date=September 3, 2014 }}
- [http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gator_hoskins_716417.html Marshall Thundering Herd bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019055620/http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/gator_hoskins_716417.html |date=October 19, 2014 }}
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football players
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:Players of American football from San Francisco
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:Eastside High School (Gainesville, Florida) alumni
Category:Players of American football from Gainesville, Florida