Brad Budde
From TributeToTroy
USC’s first Lombardi Award winner...1979 unanimous All-American...1976-77-78-79 letterman and starter...USC went 42-6-1 in his career...Was a member of USC’s 1978 national championship team...USC was second in the final AP poll in 1976, 13th in 1977 and second in 1979...Played in the three Rose Bowls (1977, 1979, and 1980) and 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl...Was runner-up for 1979 Outland Trophy...Was first freshman to start a USC season opener since World War II...Inducted into National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame in 1998...Was a 3-time All-Conference first teamer (1977-78-79)...Won USC’s Offensive Player of the Year Award in 1979...Won USC’s Davis-Teschke Award (Most Inspirational Player) in 1979...Played in 1980 Hula Bowl and Japan Bowl...Was a 1979 Playboy Pre-Season All-American...Recipient of NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 1979...Was drafted in the first round (11th pick) of the 1980 NFL draft by the Chiefs and played for the Chiefs (1980-86)...Son of ex-Chiefs All-Pro Ed Budde...Inducted into USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001...Born 5-9-59 in Detroit, Michigan...After USC and NFL, became a physical therapist.
