Age: 27
1st
season in pro football
College: Lafayette
Height: 5’11” Weight: 246
Prelude:
A latecomer
to college, Budd starred with outstanding Lafayette College football teams that went a
combined 14-3-1 in his junior and senior seasons. He signed with the Yellow
Jackets and played right tackle while splitting the placekicking with Hap
Moran.
1926 Season Summary
Appeared in
all 17 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Scoring
Field Goals –
6 [4]
PATs – 12 [5]
Points – 30 [13,
tied with Jim Welsh]
Awards & Honors:
1st
team All-NFL: Chicago Tribune, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Yellow
Jackets went 14-1-2 to finish first in the NFL while leading the league in
scoring (236 points) and touchdowns (28).
Aftermath:
Budd played
with the Pottsville Maroons in 1927 and ’28 and went on to perform with
independent pro teams, most notably the Millville Big Blue, that sometimes
played non-league contests against NFL clubs. Overall in the NFL, he appeared
in a total of 40 games and scored 33 points on six field goals and 15 extra
points.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
