Ed Budde

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).

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

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
  • List of American Football League players

References
  1. Skretta, Dave (December 19, 2023). "Longtime Chiefs offensive lineman Ed Budde dies at the age of 83". Associated Press. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  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.
  8. "Ed Budde Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  9. Roesch, Nicolas (December 19, 2023). "Chiefs Hall of Fame offensive lineman Ed Budde dies at 83". Yardbarker. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  10. "Super Bowl IV – Minnesota Vikings vs. Kansas City Chiefs – January 11th, 1970". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  11. "HOF Artifact of the Week | Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  12. "K.C. Grabs 9 Spots On All-AFL Team". The Index-Journal. Associated Press. December 20, 1966. p. 7. Retrieved November 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Budde Voted Player of Week". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 24, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  14. "All-Time AFL Team – OFFENSE". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  15. Roesch, Nicolas (December 19, 2023). "Chiefs Hall of Famer dies at 83". A to Z Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  16. "Call Signals for Chiefs—at Home". The Kansas City Star. May 22, 1966. p. 13. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  17. Machlin, Tzvi (December 19, 2023). "Chiefs Legend Ed Budde Reportedly Dead At 83". The Spun. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  18. Koch, Makenzie; Holt, John (December 19, 2023). "Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer Ed Budde dies at 83". WDAF-TV. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

Sources
  • Gruver, Ed (1997). The American Football League: A Year-By-Year History, 1960–1969. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0399-3.
  • History: The AFL - Pro Football Hall of Fame link
  • Miller, Jeff (2003). Going Long: The Wild Ten-Year Saga of the Renegade American Football League In the Words of Those Who Lived It. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-141849-0.
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