Brad Budde

Background

Budde was born in Detroit, Michigan.

Education

He attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Budde attended the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California) and played for the University of Southern California Trojans football team from 1976 to 1979.

Career

He was a first-round pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL"s Kansas City Chiefs. He was the first player since World World War II to start as a freshman. Budde is one of University of Southern California"s most highly decorated offensive lineman.

In 1980, Budde also earned the National Collegiate Athletic Association Post Graduate Scholarship.

Budde was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990, the University of Southern California Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2010. Budde was the eleventh pick in the first round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.

He played for the Chiefs through 1987. Following retirement from the NFL in 1988, Budde returned to college and earned his master"s degree in physical therapy from Loma Linda University.

Foreign the last 17 years, Brad has rehabilitated senior citizens as President of Budde Physical Therapy, Incorporated.

From 1995 to 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. They are the parents of two children, Sasha and Beau.

Achievements

• Budde played college football for the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California), and was an All-American and the winner of the Lombardi Award. As a senior in 1979, he was a unanimous first-team All-American, runner-up in the Outland Trophy voting, University of Southern California Offensive Player of the Year, University of Southern California Most Inspirational Player, and an Academic All-American. He was also selected as the first and only Lombardi Award winner in University of Southern California"s history. During his career at University of Southern California, Budde started in three Rose Bowls, all won by University of Southern California. In 1978, led by head coach John Robinson, University of Southern California won a share of the national championship. Sasha is a high school English teacher in Irvine, California and won the Teacher of Excellence award for the 2011-2012 school year. She resides with her husband Sean in San Clemente, California.