From the very successful football program of UCLA, Bobby Hosea signed as a free agent with the Montreal Alouettes in 1979. Hosea joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders the following season and played two seasons for the green and white (1980-81) Hosea recorded 8 career interceptions, 4 of them coming in his second season with the Riders in 1980. Hosea played in one Grey Cup in 1979 with the Alouettes, unfortunately losing to the Edmonton Eskimos in the second year of their five year dynasty.
Following his football career, Bobby Hosea has made a name for himself as an actor on both TV and in movies. Hosea's most notable role to date was playing O.J. Simpson in a Fox move. Hosea also coaches minor football and trains minor football players, with a special emphasis on how to tackle safely.
Alouettes and Model Bobby Hosea Makes Sure he's as Muddy as any Other Player - Sept. 27, 1979
Hosea Makes Mark as Hit Man - October 5, 1986
Hosea Gets Fined - October 6, 1981
Did O.J. Simpson Kill Ex-Wife? Don't Ask Bobby Hossea - January 28, 1995
\Teaching a Safef Way to Tackle - December 26, 2010
Bobby Hosea at trainemup.com talking about safe tackling
Bobby Hosea B.I.G. H.I.T.S. Tackling System (Youtube video)
| Year | Team | GP | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MON | 13 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1980 | SASK | 15 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | SASK | 16 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| Year | Team | KOR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | PR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980 | SASK | 2 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 1981 | SASK | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Year | Team | F | FL | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MON | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | SASK | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | SASK | 0 | 0 | 1 |
