:Doug Hudson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{for|the curler|Doug Hudson (curler)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Doug Hudson

| image =

| position = Quarterback

| number = 11

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|9|11}}

| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| death_date =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 201

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 186

| high_school = Gulf Breeze
(Gulf Breeze, Florida)

| college = Nicholls State

| teams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1987}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1989}})*

| statlabel1 = TD-INT

| statvalue1 = 0–0

| statlabel2 = Passing yards

| statvalue2 = 0

| statlabel3 = Passer rating

| statvalue3 = 39.6

| pfr = H/HudsDo20

}}

Benjamin Douglas Hudson (born September 11, 1964) is a former professional American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He graduated from Gulf Breeze High School and played collegiate football at Nicholls State University

{{cite web | title=Doug Hudson | url=http://www.geauxcolonels.com/documents/2012/8/13/2012%20Nicholls%20Football%20Media%20Guide.pdf?id=446 | publisher= geauxcolonels.com | access-date=2008-09-24}}

Hudson is best known for a one-play gaffe resulting in a safety.{{cite web | title=Chiefs' historical strike-out celebrates 21st anniversary | work=University News | url=http://media.www.unews.com/media/storage/paper274/news/2008/09/22/Sports/Daves.Place.Chiefs.Historical.StrikeOut.Celebrates.21st.Anniversary-3444629.shtml | date=2008-09-22 | last=Cordill | first=David | access-date=2008-09-24 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It is the only recorded statistic of his career.{{cite web | title=Doug Hudson | work=Pro Football Reference | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HudsDo20.htm | access-date=2008-09-24}}

Hudson, selected by Kansas City in the 1987 NFL draft, was the last quarterback drafted by the Chiefs to start a game until Brodie Croyle started in 2007.{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Huard out, Croyle in as Chiefs' starting quarterback | work=ESPN| url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3107200 | date=2007-11-12 | access-date=2008-09-24}} Hudson was one of five quarterbacks to start a game for the Chiefs in 1987 following a strike by the National Football League Players Association.{{cite web | title=Kansas City Chiefs History–1980's | work=Kansas City Chiefs official website| url=http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/80s/ | access-date=2008-09-24 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080501122552/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/80s/ |archive-date = 2008-05-01}}

Hudson played only five minutes in his only game against the Denver Broncos, and he threw one pass for an incompletion.{{cite web|title=Gretz: The end of the QB/Draft drought |last=Gretz |first=Bob |url=http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2007/11/14/gretz_the_end_of_the_qbdraft_drought/ |date=2007-11-14 |access-date=2008-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217055347/http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2007/11/14/gretz_the_end_of_the_qbdraft_drought/ |archive-date=December 17, 2007 }} He was tackled by the Broncos' Jim Ryan, and fumbled the hand-off in the end zone. Hudson recovered the ball but it was recorded as a safety.{{cite web | title=Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – October 18, 1987 | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198710180kan.htm | access-date=2008-09-24}} The next time the Chiefs had the ball, Hudson was replaced at quarterback by Matt Stevens and Hudson never played another game in the league.