Ed Budde

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Ed Budde
No. 71
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born:(1940-11-02)November 2, 1940
Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Died:December 19, 2023(2023-12-19) (aged 83)
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Denby (Detroit, Michigan)
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 1963  / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
AFL Draft: 1963  / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:177
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Edward Leon Budde ( /ˈbʌdi/ bud-ee; November 2, 1940 – December 19, 2023) was an American football guard. He played his entire career for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL).

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Early life

Budde was born in Highland Park, Michigan, on November 2, 1940. [1] After graduating from Denby High School, he played for Michigan State University in 1960 as an offensive tackle, receiving first-team All-American honors two years later during his tenure there. [2] [3]

Professional career

Budde was drafted as the first-round pick for both the Philadelphia Eagles and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in the 1963 NFL and AFL drafts, respectively, before ultimately signing with the Chiefs. [4] [1] He played for the Kansas City Chiefs for 14 years as the left offensive guard, [5] longer than any other Chief except for punter Jerrel Wilson. [6] Through his first nine seasons, Budde did not miss a single start, playing in 177 games in his career. [7] Budde was 6'5 and 265 pounds (196 cm; 120 kg) [8] with an unusual stance, in that he put his left hand down instead of the usual right. [9] Budde and the Chiefs won two American Football League Championships (1966 and 1969) and a world championship in Super Bowl IV after defeating the NFL's Minnesota Vikings 23–7. [1] [10]

Budde was selected to the American Football League All-Star team in 1963, [11] 1966, [12] 1967, 1968, and 1969, and played in six AFL All-Star games. He was selected for the Sporting News AFL All-League team in 1969. In 1968, Budde became the first offensive lineman to be selected by the Associated Press as an Offensive Player of the Week. [13]

Budde was named a member of the All-Time All-AFL Team First-team in 1970. [14] He retired after the 1976 season and was inducted into the Chiefs' Hall of Honor in 1984. [15]

Personal life and death

Budde was married to his wife for over 60 years; together they had three children. [16] [17] One of their children, Brad, was an All-American with USC and also played in the NFL for the Chiefs, the only father-son combination to be first-round draft picks for the same NFL team. [1]

Budde died on December 19, 2023, at age 83. [18]

See also

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  2. ↑ "Ed Budde". Michigan Sports Hall of Fame . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ Couch, Graham (July 3, 2015). "MSU's top 50 football players: No. 36 Ed Budde". Lansing State Journal . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chiefs OL icon Ed Budde dies at 83". Jackson Progress-Argus. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ Nix, J. W. (May 13, 2011). "Kansas City Chiefs: Best Offensive Players Not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame". Bleacher Report . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kasabian, Paul (December 19, 2023). "Chiefs Legend Ed Budde Dies at Age 83; Son Brad Also KC 1st-Round Pick". Bleacher Report . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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  11. ↑ "HOF Artifact of the Week | Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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