Floyd Hodge
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 18, 1959 Compton, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Centennial (Compton, California) | ||||||||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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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