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Gordon Hudson Date of birth: June 22, 1962 Place of birth: Everett, Washington Career information Position(s): Tight end College: BYU NFL Draft: 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick 22 (Supplemental) Organizations As player: 1984-1985
1986Los Angeles Express (USFL)
Seattle SeahawksCareer highlights and awards Honors: 2x All-America (1982, 1983)
All-USFL (1985)Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com College Football Hall of Fame Gordon Lynn Hudson is an American football tight end born in Everett, Washington, on June 22, 1962. He attended Brighton High School in Salt Lake City, UT. He was a Two-time consensus All-America pick in 1982 and 1983 He led BYU to four WAC titles and four Holiday Bowl berths. He also set the NCAA record for most career receiving yards by a tight end in a career (2,484). He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. He is currently a real estate officer in Murray, Utah.
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Kennewick High School
Hudson lettered twice in three different sports, football, basketball and baseball. He was an all-conference tight end in football while also earning all-conference honors in basketball.
Brigham Young University
The highly recruited Hudson suited up for some varsity games while playing mostly with the jayvee. As a sophomore he earned the starting tight end role and was selected by coaches as the most valuable rookie. He received All-WAC Second-team honors as well as Associated Press All-America honorable mention honors He was second in the WAC in receiving and fifth in the NCAA with 5.6 receptions per game while averaging 14.3 yards per catch. He totaled 67 catches for 960 yards and 10 touchdowns.
His top outing of the year was a 13 catches for 259 yards and three touchdowns vs. Utah (the 259-yard outing set an NCAA record for most yards by a tight end in a single game) and he was named WAC player of the week for the effort. He also tied the NCAA record of 67 receptions in a season by a tight end. He made seven grabs for 126 yards and one touchdown vs. Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.
As a junior, in 1982, he was Consensus All-America pick. He was the only unanimous All-WAC selection, Again had 67 catches for 928 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 13.9 yards per catch and 6.1 catches per game. He reportedly made some spectacular one-handed grabs among his seven receptions for 81 yards against Ohio State in the Holiday Bowl.
In 1983, as a senior, Hudson earned consensus All-America honors again along with quarterback Steve Young, giving BYU two consensus All-Americans in the same season for the first in BYU history. He was All-WAC First Team for the second time and totaled 44 catches for 596 yards and six touchdowns in eight games before having his season shortened by an injury. He averaged 13.5 yards per catch and 5.5 catches per game. Hudson finished career as the NCAA record holder for most career receiving yards by a tight end with 2,484. [1]
USFL
Hudson played for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985, where he was All-USFL its last season.
Seattle Seahawks
Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players. He played 16 games and ended with 4 receptions in 1986, which was his only NFL season.
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1982 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB John Elway | RB Eric Dickerson | RB Mike Rozier | RB Herschel Walker | WR Anthony Carter | TE Gordon Hudson
OT Jim Covert | OT Don Mosebar | G Steve Korte | G Bruce Matthews | C Dave RimingtonDefense DL George Achica | DL Rick Bryan | DL Wilber Marshall | DL Vernon Maxwell | DL Mike Pitts | DL Gabriel Rivera | DL Billy Ray Smith, Jr.
LB Ricky Hunley | LB Marcus Marek | LB Darryl Talley
DB Terry Hoage | DB Terry Kinard | DB Mike RichardsonSpecial teams K Chuck Nelson | P Jim ArnoldCategories:- American football tight ends
- Los Angeles Express players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- BYU Cougars football players
- Players of American football from Washington (state)
- 1962 births
- Living people
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
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