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Tommy Hudspeth was born on 14 September, 1931 in Cherryvale, Kansas, U.S., is an American football coach (1931–2015). Discover Tommy Hudspeth's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 14 September 1931
Birthday 14 September
Birthplace Cherryvale, Kansas, U.S.
Date of death 23 June, 2015
Died Place Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1931

Tommy Joe Hudspeth (September 14, 1931 – June 23, 2015) was an American and Canadian football coach and executive at both the collegiate and professional levels.

1953

Hudspeth graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1953 after completing his playing career at the school.

He moved into the coaching ranks that fall as an assistant coach at Norman High School in Oklahoma, then served the next two years in the military.

1956

Upon his release, he accepted an assistant position at Tulsa Central High School in 1956.

1960

"LaVell was a brilliant coach. When we worked together back in the 1960s, LaVell already had a great understanding of what to do on offense. I recommended him when I left to take the job at UTEP, but everyone knew what a smart young coach he was."

Hudspeth accepted a job as offensive coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) shortly after leaving BYU.

1961

Returning to his alma mater the following year, Hudspeth served as an assistant for the next four years, then moved up north to the Canadian Football League (CFL), working in a similar capacity with the Calgary Stampeders from 1961 to 1963.

1964

He was the head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1964 to 1971, and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1972 through 1973, compiling an overall college football record of 40–56–1.

In 1964, Hudspeth became a head coach for the first time, taking over the Brigham Young Cougars struggling football program.

Husdspeth recruited a number of ex-Marines to play for the Cougars in his first couple of seasons and BYU saw a dramatic rise in its football fortunes.

1965

In his second season 1965 BYU won its first Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship and posted a 6–4 record.

1966

Hudspeth led the Cougars to an 8–2 mark in 1966 and had two more winning seasons in 1967 and 1969.

Over an eight-year span, he compiled a record of 39–42–1.

1970

Hudspeth is credited with recruiting the program's first black player, Ronnie Knight, in 1970, following pressure from the LDS leadership and the "Black 14" Incident with Wyoming the previous year.

1972

On January 22, 1972, Hudspeth resigned and was replaced by one of his assistant coaches, LaVell Edwards.

He became interim head coach on October 22, 1972, when head coach Bobby Dobbs resigned following a 56–7 loss.

Hudspeth closed out the year 1–3, but followed up with a disastrous 0–11 record the next year.

He was subsequently fired from UTEP.

1974

The advent of the new World Football League (WFL) in 1974 provided a new job opportunity for Hudspeth.

He was hired as an offensive backs coach for the Chicago Fire.

A major reason he was hired was because he had coached Chicago's quarterback Virgil Carter, at BYU.

However, during the course of the season, the team's weak defense, coupled with severe financial troubles, eventually saw Hudspeth also take over the defensive backfield coaching duties.

Escaping from the ill-fated league, Hudspeth took an off-the-field job the next year as the coordinator of personnel and scouting for the Detroit Lions.

1976

Hudspeth served in the same capacity for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 until 1977, and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1981, posting a mark of 13–17.

He remained in that position until October 5, 1976, when Lions' head coach Rick Forzano resigned following a 1–3–0 start and Hudspeth was tabbed to replace him.

The new coach had mixed results during the remainder of the 1976 NFL season, with team owner William Clay Ford actively pursuing Los Angeles Rams head coach Chuck Knox to replace Hudspeth.

1977

After Knox elected to stay with the Rams, Hudspeth was re-hired on February 9, 1977, signing a three-year contract.

1978

Hudspeth and his entire coaching staff were dismissed only eleven months later on January 9, 1978, ending his Lions' tenure with an 11–13–0 mark.

1979

On March 7, 1979, Hudspeth returned to Canada when he signed a three-year contract to become the general manager of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts.

1981

He would return as a head coach on September 14, 1981, when he replaced Willie Wood with the reeling Argonauts sporting an 0–10 record.

Once again, he closed out the season, then returned to the front office.

1984

Edwards built BYU into a national power by the end of the decade and later led the school to its first and only football national championship in 1984.

"I can't take any credit for what LaVell did at BYU", Hudspeth said.

2006

In 2006, Hudspeth was hired by University of Tulsa director of athletics Bubba Cunningham as an assistant in the area of development and fundraising for athletics.

2015

Hudspeth died June 23, 2015, of cancer.

He was 83 years old.