Brad Budde

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Brad Budde
Date of birth: May 9, 1958 (1958-05-09) (age 50)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Detroit, Michigan
Career information
Position(s): Offensive Guard
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 1980 / Round: 1 / Pick 11
Organizations
 As player:
1980-1986 Kansas City Chiefs
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Brad Budde (born May 9, 1958 in Detroit) was a National Football League offensive guard.

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[edit] College career

In 1979, Budde became USC’s first recipient of the coveted Lombardi Award, given to the nation’s top college offensive lineman who also “best exemplifies the discipline of Vince Lombardi.”

Budde was a unanimous All-American as a senior and was also runnerup in the Outland Trophy voting. A four-year starter at Troy, he was the first freshman to start a USC season opener since World War II. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

[edit] Personal

He attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri as the son of ex-Kansas City Chiefs’ All-Pro Ed Budde.

[edit] Professional career

Brad followed his father there as the Chiefs’ first-round draft pick in the 1980 NFL Draft where he played through 1987.

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