Richard Hudson (October 7, 1898 – ), sometimes known by the nickname "Super Six", was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player. He played professional football in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

(NFL) as a back for the

Minneapolis Marines The Minneapolis Marines were an early professional football team that existed from 1905 until 1924. The team was later resurrected from 1929 to 1930 under the Minneapolis Red Jackets name. The Marines were owned locally by Minneapolitans John Dunn ...

in 1923 and for the

Hammond Pros The Hammond Pros from Hammond, Indiana played in the National Football League from 1920 to 1926 as a traveling team. History The Pros were established by local businessman Paul Parduhn and Dr. Alva Young. Young, a boxing promoter and owner of ...

in 1925 and 1926. He appeared in eight NFL games, seven as a starter. He was among the early African Americans to play in the NFL and one of only 13 African-Americans to play in the league prior to World War II.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Dick 1898 births Minneapolis Marines players Hammond Pros players Year of death missing