Les Studdard

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Les Studdard
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Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1958-12-14) December 14, 1958 (age 65)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school: Pearsall (TX)
College: Texas
NFL draft: 1981  / round: 10 / pick: 262
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:15
Games started:2
Player stats at PFR

Les Studdard (born December 14, 1958) is a former American football center. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1982 and for the Houston Oilers in 1983. [1] [2]

He is the younger brother of former Denver Broncos offensive tackle Dave Studdard and the uncle of former NFL offensive lineman Kasey Studdard.

At Texas he was an All-Southwest Conference center in 1980. He was then drafted by the Chiefs in the 10th Round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He spent the 1981 season on the injured reserve. [3]

He became the starting center for the Chiefs for two games after center Jack Rudnay, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. [4] At the end of the season he was selected to receive the Mack Lee Hill Award given to the Chiefs first-year player who best exemplifies the spirit and dedication of the late Hill, a running back with the Chiefs in 1964–65. [5]

After the Chiefs drafted Bob Rush from San Diego during the 1983 off season, Studdard was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for an undisclosed draft choice. [3] Two days later he was cut by the Eagles. [6] He was then signed by the Oilers, which whom he played in 6 games.

After the 1983–84 season he became a free agent, but in the summer of 1984 he was re-signed by the Oilers, but he did not see any playing time that season. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Les Studdard Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Les Studdard, C". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "The Kansas City Chiefs Monday traded away two veterans". August 29, 1983. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bill Kenney ranks 27th in the 28-team NFL in". UPI. September 14, 1982. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sports Briefs". December 31, 1982. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ "National Football League Roundup". August 31, 1983. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Houston Oilers Thursday signed kicker Florian Kemp and". July 19, 1984. Retrieved July 11, 2024.


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