August 23, 2015

Highlighted Year: Johnny Budd, 1926

Guard/Tackle, Frankford Yellow Jackets



Age: 27
1st season in pro football
College: Lafayette
Height: 5’11” Weight: 246

Prelude:
A latecomer to college, Budd starred with outstanding Lafayette College football teams that went a combined 14-3-1 in his junior and senior seasons. He signed with the Yellow Jackets and played right tackle while splitting the placekicking with Hap Moran.

1926 Season Summary
Appeared in all 17 games
[Bracketed numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]

Scoring
Field Goals – 6 [4]
PATs – 12 [5]
Points – 30 [13, tied with Jim Welsh]

Awards & Honors:
1st team All-NFL: Chicago Tribune, Green Bay Press-Gazette

Yellow Jackets went 14-1-2 to finish first in the NFL while leading the league in scoring (236 points) and touchdowns (28).

Aftermath:
Budd played with the Pottsville Maroons in 1927 and ’28 and went on to perform with independent pro teams, most notably the Millville Big Blue, that sometimes played non-league contests against NFL clubs. Overall in the NFL, he appeared in a total of 40 games and scored 33 points on six field goals and 15 extra points.

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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the following statistical categories:

Rushing: Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing: Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving: Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs, Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose: Total Yards
Defense: Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff Returns: Average
Punt Returns: Average
Punting: Average

*Leagues include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL (1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)

**NFC/AFC since 1970