- Ed Budde
Infobox NFLretired
name=Ed Budde
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position=Guard
number=71
birthdate=Birth date and age|1940|11|2|mf=yHighland Park, Michigan
deathdate=
debutyear=1963
finalyear=1976
draftyear=1963
draftround=1
draftpick=4
(By thePhiladelphia Eagles )
AFLdraftyear=1963
AFLdraftround=1
AFLdraftpick=8
undraftedyear=
college= Michigan State
teams=
* AFL Kansas City Chiefs (1963-1969)
* NFLKansas City Chiefs (1970-1976)
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=177
stat2label=Games started
stat2value=1
stat3label=Fumble recoveries
stat3value=3
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*AFL Champion, 1966 and 1969
*World Champion, 1969
*All-Time All-AFL Team 2nd Team
*Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame
*TSN All-AFL 1969
* AFL All-Star: 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
*Pro Bowl s: 1970, 1971
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CollegeHOF=
CFHOF=Edward Leon Budde (born
November 2 ,1940 ), a product ofDenby High School in Detroit,Michigan and laterMichigan State University , was the number one draft pick of theAmerican Football League 's Dallas Texans in 1963.Biography
The team became the
Kansas City Chiefs before the 1963 season began. A guard, Budde went on to play for the Chiefs longer (14 years) than any other player, with the exception of Hall of Fame punterJerrel Wilson . Budde was 6'5 and 260 pounds (118 kg); and his explosive blocks could spring arunning back loose or keep defenders away from the Chiefs signal-caller. Budde retired after the 1976 season.He was selected to the American Football League All-Star|AFL Western Division All-Star team in 1963, ‘66, ‘67, ‘68 and 1969, and he played in six AFL All-Star games. He was selected for the "
Sporting News " AFL All-League team in 1969. Budde was the firstoffensive lineman to be selected by theAssociated Press as an Offensive Player of the Week. As the heart of the Chiefs’ offensive line, his overpowering presence helped the Chiefs to win two American Football League Championships (1966 and 1969) and a World Championship inSuper Bowl IV , when the Chiefs defeated the NFL's overrated championMinnesota Vikings . Ed Budde is a member of the All-Time All-AFL Team Second Team. His sonBrad Budde was anAll-American at theUniversity of Southern California and also played in the NFL for the Chiefs.See also
* Other American Football League players
References
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* History: The AFL - Pro Football Hall of Fame [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1960s/afl.jsp link]
*External links
* [http://www.remembertheafl.com/1965ToppsChiefs.htm#EdBudde Ed Budde's 1965 Topps football card] .
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/edbudde/profile?id=BUD461435 NFL.com player page]
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