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 Hudock in 1963 | |
| Born: | (1934-09-29)September 29, 1934 Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Died: | May 7, 2003(2003-05-07) (aged 68) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Uniform number | 52, 54 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| College | Miami (FL) |
| NFL draft | 1956, round: 11, pick:
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| Career history | |
| As player | |
| (1960–1965) | AFLNew York Titans/Jets |
| (1966) | AFLMiami Dolphins |
| (1967) | AFLKansas City Chiefs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career stats | |
| Games played | 96 |
| Starts | 76 |
Michael Edward Hudock, Jr.(Pronounced: HOO-dock) (September 29, 1934 – May 7, 2003) was anAmerican footballcenter. He helped theUniversity of Miami to become a national football power for the first time. He went played in theAmerican Football League (AFL) as an original member of theNew York Titans. He played high school football for theTunkhannock Tigers,[1] graduating in 1952.
Anoffensive lineman andlinebacker, Hudock was a sophomore in 1954 when theMiami Hurricanes finished No. 9 in the nation, the first time they ended a season top 10. In his senior year they were 8–1–1, No. 6 in all three wire polls and Hudock was named honorable mentionAll-American. Hudock was twice named first-team center for the All-South team incollege football and was selected to play in the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game (an injury meant that he did not play). He had begun his college career at the University of Pittsburgh before transferring to Miami.
Although his early professional years were plagued by knee injuries, Hudock became an integral part of another team's rise to prominence in 1960 when he joined theNew York Titans for the first American Football League season. The Titans became theNew York Jets in 1963 and in 1965 Hudock played forJoe Namath'srookie year. Taken by theMiami Dolphins in the 1966 AFL expansion draft, he retired in 1967 after he was traded to theKansas City Chiefs.
He became an assistant high school football coach at Old Forge (Pa.), but returned to the Chiefs and played until the end of the season for their injured starting center.
Hudock later served as police chief inTunkhannock Township, Pennsylvania.[2]
