Ed Budde
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| Ed Budde | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 2, 1940 |
| Place of birth |  Highland Park, Michigan |
| Position(s) | OL |
| College | Michigan State |
| AFL Draft | 1963 / Round 1 |
| Jersey Number | 71 |
| Career highlights | |
| TSN All-AFL | 1969 |
| AFL All-Star | 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
| AFC-NFC Pro Bowl |
1970, 1971 |
| Honors | American Football League Champion, 1966 and 1969 World Champion, 1969 All-Time All-AFL Team 2nd Team Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame |
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| Teams | |
| 1963-1969 1970-1976 |
AFL Kansas City Chiefs NFL Kansas City Chiefs |
Edward Leon Budde (born November 2, 1940), a product of Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan and later Michigan State University, was the number one draft pick of the American Football League's Dallas Texans in 1963. The team became the Kansas City Chiefs before the 1963 season began. An offensive guard, Budde went on to play for the Chiefs longer (14 years) than any other player, with the exception of Hall of Fame punter Jerrel Wilson. Budde was huge: 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds (118 kg); and his explosive blocks could spring a running back loose or keep defenders away from the Chiefs signal-caller. Budde retired as aplayer 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 selcted for the Sporting News AFL All-League team in 1969. Budde was the first offensive lineman to be selected by the Associated 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 in Super Bowl IV, when the Chiefs defeated the NFL's overrated champion Minnesota Vikings. Ed Budde is a member of the All-Time All-AFL Team Second Team. His son Brad Budde was an All-American at the University of Southern California and also played in the NFL for the Chiefs.
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[edit] References
- Gruver, Ed (1997). The American Football League: A Year-By-Year History, 1960-1969. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0399-3.
- History: The AFL - Pro Football Hall of Fame link
- Miller, Jeff (2003). Going Long: The Wild Ten-Year Saga of the Renegade American Football League In the Words of Those Who Lived It. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-0714-1849-0.
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