Brad Budde
Encyclopedia
Brad Edward Budde is a former American football
offensive guard
in the National Football League
(NFL).
to start
as a freshman
at University of Southern California
(USC) in 1979, Budde is one of USC’s most highly decorated offensive lineman. As a senior in 1979, besides being a unanimous All-American and was also runnerup in the Outland Trophy
voting; Budde was USC Offensive Player of the Year, USC Most Inspirational Player and Academic All-American, and was selected as the first and only Lombardi Award winner in USC’s history.
In 1979 awarded, USC Offensive Player of the Year, Most Inspirational Player of the Year, Academic All- American. In 1980, Budde also earned the NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. During his career at USC, Budde started in three Rose Bowls
; each time the USC Trojans were Rose Bowl winners. In 1978, led by Coach John Robinson, their Rose Bowl victory earned USC a National Championship. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1990.
Elected to USC Hall of Fame 1999. Elected to Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 2010.
by the Kansas City Chiefs
, Budde and his father, All-Pro
Ed Budde
became the first and only father and son in NFL history to be drafted in the first round, to the same team and play the same position. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs
through 1987.
in Kansas City, Missouri
.
Off the field, Budde and his wife, Nicolette, devoted themselves to working with abused and neglected children through Camp Opportunity and Division of Family Services in Kansas City, Missouri
.
Following retirement from the NFL in 1988, Budde returned to college and earned his Master’s in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University
. For the last 17 years, Brad has rehabilitated senior citizens as President of Budde Physical Therapy, Inc. From 1995–2005, Brad also worked as the offensive line coach at San Clemente High School and Orange Coast College
.
In 2005, Budde founded GameDay Performance Systems, bringing the fundamentals of high performing sports teams into the workplace.
Budde lives with his wife Nicolette in Capistrano Beach, CA; they are the parents of two children, Sasha and Beau. Sasha is a high school English teacher in Irvine, CA and resides with her husband Sean in San Clemente, CA. Beau is finishing his Master’s in Education and Single-Subject Credential in Social Science at the University of California, Irvine
; he and his wife Annette live in Irvine, CA.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
offensive guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
(NFL).
College career
The first player since World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to start
Starting lineup
A starting lineup in sports is an official list of the set of players who will actively participate in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes or bench players.The starters are commonly the best...
as a freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
at University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(USC) in 1979, Budde is one of USC’s most highly decorated offensive lineman. As a senior in 1979, besides being a unanimous All-American and was also runnerup in the Outland Trophy
Outland Trophy
The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named All-America at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in...
voting; Budde was USC Offensive Player of the Year, USC Most Inspirational Player and Academic All-American, and was selected as the first and only Lombardi Award winner in USC’s history.
In 1979 awarded, USC Offensive Player of the Year, Most Inspirational Player of the Year, Academic All- American. In 1980, Budde also earned the NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. During his career at USC, Budde started in three Rose Bowls
Rose Bowl Game
The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
; each time the USC Trojans were Rose Bowl winners. In 1978, led by Coach John Robinson, their Rose Bowl victory earned USC a National Championship. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1990.
Elected to USC Hall of Fame 1999. Elected to Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 2010.
Professional career
Budde again made history; as the eleventh pick in the first round 1980 NFL Draft1980 NFL Draft
The 1980 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1980. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and...
by the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
, Budde and his father, All-Pro
All-Pro
All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...
Ed Budde
Ed Budde
Edward Leon Budde , a product of Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan and later Michigan State University, was the number one draft pick of the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1963....
became the first and only father and son in NFL history to be drafted in the first round, to the same team and play the same position. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
through 1987.
Hall of Fame
- National Football Foundation College Hall of FameCollege Football Hall of FameThe College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1998 - USC Football Hall of Fame in 1999
- On December 30, 2010, Budde will be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Pasadena Convention CenterPasadena Conference CenterThe Pasadena Conference Center is a convention center in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles, owned by the City of Pasadena. It consists of three buildings.-Pasadena Civic Auditorium:...
.
Personal
Budde attended Rockhurst High SchoolRockhurst High School
Rockhurst High School is a private, Roman Catholic, Jesuit, preparatory school for boys located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, on the Missouri-Kansas border along State Line Road....
in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
Off the field, Budde and his wife, Nicolette, devoted themselves to working with abused and neglected children through Camp Opportunity and Division of Family Services in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
Following retirement from the NFL in 1988, Budde returned to college and earned his Master’s in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist coeducational health sciences university located in Loma Linda, California, United States. The University comprises eight schools and the Faculty of Graduate Studies...
. For the last 17 years, Brad has rehabilitated senior citizens as President of Budde Physical Therapy, Inc. From 1995–2005, Brad also worked as the offensive line coach at San Clemente High School and Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College is a community college in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides two-year associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges...
.
In 2005, Budde founded GameDay Performance Systems, bringing the fundamentals of high performing sports teams into the workplace.
Budde lives with his wife Nicolette in Capistrano Beach, CA; they are the parents of two children, Sasha and Beau. Sasha is a high school English teacher in Irvine, CA and resides with her husband Sean in San Clemente, CA. Beau is finishing his Master’s in Education and Single-Subject Credential in Social Science at the University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
; he and his wife Annette live in Irvine, CA.