Ron Hudson (born 1947) is an

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. He is best known for his tenure as the offensive coordinator of the

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football team. Hudson coached at Kansas State between 1995 and 2002. He also served the offensive coordinator at the

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during the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

Early career

Hudson began his coaching career at the

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, where he served as

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s coach from 1972 to 1976. He worked as

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s coach at the

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from 1977 to 1978 and at

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from 1979 to 1981. Hudson accepted his first

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position under

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, serving the

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from 1982 to 1985. Following Faust's resignation in 1985, Hudson regrouped with a 1987 job as running backs coach at the

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. He then worked at

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as John Cooper's

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s coach from 1988 to 1994, before joining

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in 1995.

Kansas State

Hudson coached for eight years (1995–2002) at

under head coach

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; for the final six years Hudson served the team as offensive coordinator. Hudson's teams averaged ten wins a season during his eight-year tenure at Kansas State, reaching eight consecutive bowl games. Kansas State led the

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in offense during the 1998 season and set a school record for points scored with 610. Five of Kansas State's six most productive seasons in terms of points scored occurred during Hudson's tenure with the team.

Kentucky

In January 2003 Hudson left Kansas State to join the staff of

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as offensive coordinator at the

. Hudson resigned at Kentucky in November 2004.

Subsequent career

Hudson accepted an assistant coaching position with the Hamburg Sea Devils of

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until that league's dissolution in 2007. The Hamburg team won the last World Bowl in NFL Europa.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Ron 1947 births Living people California Golden Bears football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Kansas State Wildcats football coaches Kentucky Wildcats football coaches Hamburg Sea Devils coaches Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches Omaha Nighthawks coaches Oregon Ducks football coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches UCLA Bruins football coaches