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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1964-09-11)September 11, 1964 (age 60) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Gulf Breeze (Gulf Breeze, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Nicholls State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1987: 7th round, 186th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Benjamin Douglas Hudson (born September 11, 1964)[1] is a former professionalAmerican footballquarterback for theKansas City Chiefs of theNational Football League (NFL). He graduated fromGulf Breeze High School and playedcollegiate football atNicholls State University[2]
Hudson is best known for a one-play gaffe resulting in asafety.[3] It is the only recorded statistic of his career.[1]
Hudson, selected by Kansas City in the1987 NFL draft, was the last quarterback drafted by the Chiefs tostart a game untilBrodie Croyle started in 2007.[4][5] Hudson was one of five quarterbacks to start a game for the Chiefs in 1987 following astrike by theNational Football League Players Association.[6]
Hudson played only five minutes in his only game against theDenver Broncos, and he threw one pass for anincompletion.[7] He wastackled by the Broncos'Jim Ryan,[8] andfumbled the hand-off in theend zone. Hudson recovered the ball but it was recorded as asafety.[7][8] The next time the Chiefs had the ball, Hudson was replaced at quarterback byMatt Stevens and Hudson never played another game in the league.[7]
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