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CHRIS HUDSON
CB, 5-11, 190, 4L, Houston, Texas (Worthing)
A consensus first-team All-American as a
senior in 1994, including from the
Associated Press and United Press
International… He was a Playboy
Preseason All-American prior to his senior year… He was the winner
of the Jim Thorpe Award in 1994, presented to the nation’s top
defensive back; he was the second Buff to win the Thorpe and the
fourth CU player to win a postseason trophy… A three-time firstteam
All-Big Eight performer his sophomore through senior seasons,
the fifth Buff to accomplish the feat of becoming a three-time
all-league selection… He won the Hang Tough Award, to the player
who overcame the most adversity his senior year; his adversity?
He played the final 10 games of the regular season with a nagging
turf toe injury and still played to an All-American level… His 15
career interceptions rank as the second most in Colorado history,
while his 20 pass deflections tied for the seventh most by a Buff at
the time of his graduation… A third round selection by
HALE IRWIN
S/QB, 6-0, 180, 3L, Boulder, Colo. (Boulder)
Irwin had one of the rarest two-sport combinations
in college athletics, as he earned
a combined six letters in football and
golf… After playing quarterback as a
sophomore, he became a two-time first-team all-Big Eight selection
at weak side safety 1965 and 1966, making nine interceptions...
He was a two-time Academic All-Big Eight team member as
a junior and senior… In 1989, he was selected to CU’s 25-member
All-Century Football Team for CU’s first 100 years of football… But
he made his mark in the game of golf, first at Colorado, and then
professionally: a two-time Big Eight Conference champion (1966,
1967) his CU single-season mark for stroke average he set as a
junior (72.04) stood for 37 years… He capped his collegiate career
by claiming medalist honors at the 1967 NCAA Championships…
As a professional, he had 20 PGA Tour wins, including three U.S.
Open titles (1974, 1979, 1990)… He has since become the all-time
leading money winner on the Champions (Senior) PGA Tour,
thanks to a Senior Tour record 35 wins through 2002… His son
HEATH IRWIN
OG, 6-5, 285, 4L, Boulder, Colo. (Boulder)
A first-team All American by the
Associated Press as a senior in 1995 (he
was an honorable mention selection by
UPI)… A first-team All-Big Eight performer
that season as well, when he played the most snaps from scrimmage
(742) by any player on the team… It was about as perfect a
senior year a lineman could have, as he did not allow a quarterback
sack or a pressure, and wasn’t called for a single penalty…
He was the first offensive lineman to score a touchdown for CU in
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Jacksonville in the 1995 NFL Draft (71st overall)… He played in 77
career NFL games with Jacksonville (1995-98), Chicago (1999) and
Atlanta (2001).
TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS
Season G UT AT—TOT PBU No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
1991 11 18 4— 22 3 4 111 27.8 1 40t
1992 10 28 6— 34 4 4 60 15.0 0 45
1993 11 34 14— 48 7 4 27 6.8 1 21t
1994 10 27 10— 37 6 3 6 2.0 0 6
Totals 42 107 34—141 20 15 204 13.6 2 45
PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS
Season No. Yds Avg. TD Long No. Yds Avg. TD Long
1991 5 83 16.6 0 33 10 155 15.5 0 36
1992 4 10 2.5 0 11 0 0 0.0 0 0
1993 15 175 11.7 0 47 0 0 0.0 0 0
1994 29 248 8.6 0 54 0 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 53 516 9.7 0 54 10 155 15.5 0 36
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Steve followed in his footsteps, also lettering on the Buffalo golf
team in the mid-1990s, and nephew Heath was an All-American in
football… His younger brother, Phil, was the first CU athlete to
grace the cover of Sports Illustrated (pictured after CU ended
Penn State’s 31-game unbeaten streak)… He is a member of both
the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 1986) and the
Colorado Golf Hall of Fame (inducted 1974), as well as an inaugural
member of the CU Golf Hall of Fame (inducted 1989).
TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS
Season G UT AT—TOT PBU No. Yds. Avg. TD Long
1964 8 15 49— 64 3 1 0 0.0 0 0
1965 10 24 23— 47 1 5 71 14.2 0 33
1966 10 21 44— 65 2 3 91 30.3 0 58
Totals 28 60 116—176 6 9 162 18.0 0 58
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS—Rushing: 56-100, 1.8 avg., 1 TD, 10 long;
Passing: 24-9-3, 79, 0 td; Punt Returns: 4-30, 7.5 avg., 16 long; Kickoff Returns:
2-38, 19.0 avg., 20 long.
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25 years when he recovered a fumble in the endzone against
Nebraska in 1995… He saw some action on the goal-line defensive
unit as a senior… Father (Phil) played linebacker at Colorado from
1968-70; uncle (Hale) played football and golf for the Buffs and
went on to star in professional golf… A fourth round choice by
New England in the 1996 NFL Draft (101st overall)… Has played
with New England (1996-99), Miami (2000-01), St. Louis (2002) and
signed on with Denver for 2003.