Don Hudson

Donald Edward Hudson (November 20, 1929 – September 30, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Macalester College from 1972 to 1975 and at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1976 to 1979, compiling a career college football record of 9–72–2. When he was hired at Macalester, Hudson became first African-American head football coach at a predominantly white college in the modern era.

Don Hudson
Biographical details
Born(1929-11-10)November 10, 1929
DiedSeptember 30, 2018(2018-09-30) (aged 88)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Playing career
c. 1950Lincoln (MO)
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1960Lincoln (MO) (assistant)
1968–1970Minneapolis Central HS (MN)
1971Macalester (assistant)
1972–1975Macalester
1976–1979Lincoln (MO)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1980–?Lincoln (MO)
Head coaching record
Overall9–72–2 (college)

Hudson became the head coach in December 1971 when his predecessor, Dick Borstad, resigned. Macalester College barely publicized the milestone. As a result, other predominantly white schools were subsequently reported to have hired the first African-American head football coach in the modern era: Portland State University with the hiring of Ron Stratten in 1972 and Oberlin College with the hiring of Cass Jackson in 1973. Hudson was recognized for his breakthrough at half time of a Macalester game in October 2007.

Hudson played college football as a quarterback for Lincoln University and was an assistant coach there through the 1950s and 1960s. He was offered a head coaching job at Minneapolis Central High School, where he was the first African-American coach in that school's league. He then took a coaching and teaching job at predominantly white Macalester College in 1971. He went 3–36 in his first four seasons as head coach at Macalester.[1][2]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Macalester Scots (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1976–1979)
1972 Macalester 0–90–78th
1973 Macalester 1–90–78th
1974 Macalester 2–81–6T–7th
1975 Macalester 0–100–78th
Macalester: 3–361–27
Lincoln Lions (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1976–1979)
1976 Lincoln 0–110–67th
1977 Lincoln 0–10–10–67th
1978 Lincoln 2–8–12–4T–4th
1979 Lincoln 4–71–5T–6th
Lincoln: 6–36–23–21
Total:9–72–2

Further reading

  • Weiner, Jay. Macalester's Hudson: The First, but Forgotten Until Now. ESPN, February 13, 2008.
  • Blount, Rachel. Macalester's Don Hudson: An Overdue Honor.Star Tribune. Minneapolis, MN, October 4, 2007.

References

  1. "Donald Hudson". The HistoryMakers. August 12, 2003. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. "Football coach Don Hudson, who made history at Macalester, dies". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 6, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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