Howard Mudd
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Position (s): Guard |
Jersey number (s): 68 |
| born on February 10, 1942 in Midland, Michigan, USA | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1964 - 1970 | |
| NFL Draft : 1964 / Round: 9 / Pick: 113 | |
| College : Hillsdale College , Michigan State University | |
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as an assistant coach
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 93 |
| as a starter | 56 |
| Fumble | 1 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Howard Edward Mudd (born February 10, 1942 in Midland , Michigan , USA ) is a former American football player and current assistant coach . He played as a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears .
youth
Howard Mudd was born to Vivian and Howard Mudd in Midland, where he also attended high school . Even at school he successfully played American football as a quarterback . He won the state championship twice with his team and was twice elected to the league selection. In his final year of school, as a team captain, he was appointed Most Valuable Player (MVP) of his team.
Player career
College career
After graduating from high school, he joined Michigan State University for a year in 1959 before moving to Hillsdale College . This college only has a sub-class football team , for which Mudd ran up from 1960 as a tackle. During his studies he was elected twice in the league selection. Mudd graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology .
Professional career
Howard Mudd was drafted 113th in the ninth round in 1964 by the San Francisco 49ers . Mudd was used as a guard to protect quarterback John Brodie through 49ers coach Jack Christiansen . Furthermore, he had the task their own running backs , such as the halfback David Kopay , the way into the opposing end zone to free block . Mudd never managed to get into the play-offs with the 49ers . During the 1969 season he moved to the Chicago Bears. Due to a knee injury, he had to end his career after the 1970 season.
Coaching career
Mudd has been an assistant coach since 1972 and initially looked after the University of California's offensive line before moving back to the NFL. It was not until 1985 as Marty Schottenheimer's assistant coach at the Cleveland Browns that he made his first appearance in the play-offs. Until his move to the Kansas City Chiefs after the 1988 season, the Cleveland team should be able to repeat this performance without ever moving into an AFC Championship Game . Together with Schottenheimer, Mudd moved to Kansas City , where he also made it into the play-offs from 1990 to 1992. In 1993 he signed an assistant contract with Tom Flores with the Seattle Seahawks . In 1998 Mudd joined the Indianapolis Colts . He should celebrate his greatest successes with the Indianapolis team . Under coach Tony Dungy , the team made it into the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots in 2006 . The Colts' 38:34 victory over the Patriots meant their entry into the Super Bowl , where Mudd's team met the Chicago Bears. The Colts prevailed in Super Bowl XLI with 29:17. In 2009 Howard Mudd won his second championship title as assistant coach with the Indianapolis team. The Colts moved into Super Bowl XLIV after beating the New York Jets 30:17 in the AFC Championship Game . The New Orleans Saints emerged victorious from this game. They won by 31:17. Mudd wanted to end his coaching career after this game. He was a consultant for the Saints in 2010, but then moved to Andy Reid's coaching staff at the Philadelphia Eagles until 2012 .
Honors
Howard Mudd played three times in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of an NFL season. He was voted All Pro twice . He is a member of the Midland County Sports Hall of Fame , Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Fame, and the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual Colts Statistics 2006
- ↑ Statistics AFC Championship Game 2006
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XLI
- ↑ Annual Colts Statistics 2009
- ↑ Statistics AFC Championship Game 2009
- ↑ Statistics Super Bowl XLIV
Web links
source
- David L. Porter, Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: 1992-1995 Supplement for Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Other Sports , Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995. ISBN 9780313284311
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mudd, Howard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mudd, Howard Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Midland (Michigan) , USA |