Hobson's son K. C. played baseball for Stockdale High School where the elder Hobson was an assistant baseball coach in 2008 and 2009, helping the Mustangs win two CIF section championships. Later, K. C. was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB draft. He has played in Minor League Baseball for Toronto and San Francisco Giants organizations as a first baseman, reaching the Double-A level. He most recently played in 2021 for the independent American Association's Chicago Dogs managed by Butch Hobson.
