Floyd Hodge

American football player (born 1959)
American football player
Floyd Hodge
No. 83
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1959-07-18) July 18, 1959 (age 64)
Compton, California, U.S.
Career information
College:Utah
Undrafted:1981
Career history
  • Atlanta Falcons (1981–1984)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:63
Receiving yards:674
Touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Floyd Hodge Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Starting quarterback Hodge leads conference in passing". The Daily Utah Chronicle. October 11, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d Martz, Ron (August 26, 1982). "Patience a virtue". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 61. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hosick, Dave (November 19, 1979). "Utes survive, wait 'til next year". The Daily Utah Chronicle. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Mooney, John (August 18, 1980). "Fine Receivers Key Ute Aerial Attack". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Hinton, Ed (August 15, 1982). "WR Hodge impresses in debut". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 58. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Fraley, Gerry (September 30, 1983). "For Hodge, opportunity is knocking". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 75. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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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