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Jim Hudson
- Class:
- Redshirt
Sport: Football (1962-64)
Inducted: 2012
Hometown: La Feria, Texas
- Defensive safety and quarterback for the Longhorns, playing a major role on defense during Texas[apos] first National Championship in 1963
- Quarterbacked UT to an upset of Bear Bryant[apos]s No. 1-ranked Alabama team in the 1965 Orange Bowl following the 1964 regular season
- Led the Longhorns with five interceptions in 1963
- In six seasons starting at safety with the New York Jets, he intercepted 14 passes, including a dramatic theft near the end of the first half in the Jets[apos] 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
- A multi-sport high school star in La Feria, Texas, he has been inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
