Floyd Hodge
American football player (born 1959)
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1959-07-18
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July 18, 1959
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64)
Compton, California , U.S. |
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College: | Utah | |||||
Undrafted: | 1981 | |||||
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Floyd Hodge (born July 18, 1959) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Atlanta Falcons . He played college football at Utah . [1]
College career
A native of Compton, California , Hodge played two years of football at Los Angeles Valley College , where he was also a long jumper on the track and field team. [2] In 1979, Hodge emerged as an option quarterback at Utah and became a starter midway through the season. [3] [4] [5] As a senior in 1980, he played wide receiver and caught 44 passes for 829 yards and five touchdowns. [3]
Professional career
Hodge signed a free agent deal with the Atlanta Falcons in 1981. [6] However, he spent the entire 1981 season on the injured reserve list . [3] [7] Hodge caught two touchdowns in his debut, a preseason win over the Minnesota Vikings in August 1982. [3] [6]
Hodge was cut by the Falcons in August 1985 after the team had acquired receiver Charlie Brown in a trade with the Washington Redskins . [8] "I started counting receivers, and I knew something was up," said Hodge. [8]
References
- ↑ "Floyd Hodge Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
- ↑ "Starting quarterback Hodge leads conference in passing" . The Daily Utah Chronicle . October 11, 1979. p. 16 . Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1 2 3 4 Martz, Ron (August 26, 1982). "Patience a virtue" . The Atlanta Constitution . p. 61 . Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Hosick, Dave (November 19, 1979). "Utes survive, wait 'til next year" . The Daily Utah Chronicle . p. 10 . Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Mooney, John (August 18, 1980). "Fine Receivers Key Ute Aerial Attack" . The Salt Lake Tribune . p. 13 . Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1 2 Hinton, Ed (August 15, 1982). "WR Hodge impresses in debut" . The Atlanta Constitution . p. 58 . Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Fraley, Gerry (September 30, 1983). "For Hodge, opportunity is knocking" . The Atlanta Constitution . p. 75 . Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1 2 Sheeley, Glenn (August 28, 1985). "Lynn Cain, Floyd Hodge among 7 cut by Falcons" . The Atlanta Constitution . p. 57 . Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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