Tim Horton - Air Force football coach on keeping Christ first and lessons from his coaching father
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5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Tim Horton is currently the special teams and running backs coach at Air Force. He has spent 34 seasons as a division one football coach with stops at Appalachian State, Kansas State, Arkansas, Auburn and Vanderbilt.
His father Harold Horton was a coach at Central Arkansas and won two NAIA national titles in 1984 and 1985.
Today on the podcast, Tim Horton shares his journey as a Christian coach and the importance of faith, family, and friendship in his life. He discusses the significance of discipleship and Bible study in staying connected to Christ. Coach Horton encourages coaches to make it less about themselves and more about pouring into others.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up guys today on Sports Spectrum? |
| 0:02.6 | We have a fantastic conversation with Tim Horton, who is serving with the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs as their assistant football coach doing special teams. |
| 0:13.3 | He's also the running backs coach, 34 seasons coaching at the Division I level. |
| 0:18.7 | And his father, Harold, was also a decorated college football coach at Central Arkansas, a former Arkansas Razorback player. |
| 0:28.5 | His dad, Tim Horton's dad, Harold, won two NAA titles at 84 and 85 at Central Arkansas. |
| 0:35.3 | And Tim Horton went on to play college football at the University of Arkansas |
| 0:39.0 | and then had coaching stops at Appalachian State at Arkansas, Auburn, Vanderbilt, |
| 0:44.6 | couple stints with Air Force. |
| 0:46.0 | And that's where he is now, getting ready for his 11th year with the Air Force Academy. |
| 0:51.6 | This guy has great stories. |
| 0:54.0 | He has a great personality. |
| 0:55.3 | You could certainly see why you would want your kid to play for a Tim Horton. |
| 0:59.5 | And man, does he love Jesus? |
| 1:01.0 | And you can sense that, staying connected to Christ, making sure the priorities are faith, family, |
| 1:06.4 | and then football and coaching. |
| 1:08.6 | Tim Horton is our guest today on Sports Spectrum. |
| 1:11.4 | It's coming up in just a moment. |
| 1:12.7 | First, I want to thank our partners' Compassion International, |
| 1:16.1 | the most trusted child development ministry in the world, |
| 1:20.8 | releasing kids from poverty. |
| 1:22.9 | That's all you've got to say to me, and I'm in. |
| 1:25.4 | My wife Dawn and I, we sponsor two kids with compassion we believe in |
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