Floyd Hodge (born July 18, 1959) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the

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. He played

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at Utah.

College career

A native of

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, Hodge played two years of football at Los Angeles Valley College, where he was also a long jumper on the track and field team. In 1979, Hodge emerged as an

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quarterback at Utah and became a starter midway through the season. As a senior in 1980, he played wide receiver and caught 44 passes for 829 yards and five touchdowns.

Professional career

Hodge signed a free agent deal with the

in 1981. However, he spent the entire 1981 season on the injured reserve list. Hodge caught two touchdowns in his debut, a preseason win over the Minnesota Vikings in August 1982. Hodge was cut by the Falcons in August 1985 after the team had acquired receiver Charlie Brown in a trade with the Washington Redskins. "I started counting receivers, and I knew something was up," said Hodge.

References

1959 births Living people Players of American football from Compton, California American football wide receivers American football quarterbacks Los Angeles Valley Monarchs football players Utah Utes football players Atlanta Falcons players 20th-century American sportsmen {{widereceiver-1950s-stub