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Donald Montgomery Hutson (January 31, 1913 – June 26, 1997), nicknamed " the Alabama Antelope ", was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). In the era of the one-platoon football, he played as an end and spent his entire 11-year career with the Green Bay Packers.
- Early Life
- Multi-Sport Athlete at ‘Bama
- Green Bay Signs Hutson
- Hutson and The Packers Hit The Ground Running
- The Packers Win Two Titles
- Innovator
- Hutson Is An MVP
- Another Championship Then Retirement
- Post Retirement and Death
Donald Montgomery Hutson was born on January 31, 1913, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. As the legend goes, Hutson didn’t develop his quickness and agility at a young age by playing sports. He got those characteristics by playing with snakes. Hutson did eventually gravitate to sports by the time he entered Pine Bluff High School. His favorite activity was ...
After Hutson arrived on the Alabama campus he played baseball as an outfielder and also ran track, running the 100 and 220-yard dashes. He is credited with consistently winning the 100-yard dash in ten seconds or less during meets. Hutson’s speed and running ability led to his nickname, the “Alabama Antelope.” As a freshman, he walked onto the Tide...
When Hutson left Alabama he hadn’t really considered a career in pro football. Unlike today, the NFL in the 1930s was a small-time operation. College football was king and most of the men playing pro ball were either gluttons for punishment or did it for small change. They certainly didn’t play for glory. However, the NFL was emerging as a must-see...
Green Bay was paying Hutson the princely sum of $300 per game, one of the highest contracts in pro football. So as not to upset his new teammates, the Packers were creative in how they paid Hutson. Lambeau had big plans for his new end. He wanted to pair him with fellow end Johnny “Blood” McNallyand have quarterback Arnie Herber throw them both the...
In Hutson’s second year as a pro, the Packers went 10-1-1 and won the NFL Championship over the Boston Redskins 21-6. Hutson scored the first touchdown of the game on a 48-yard pass from Herber. That season he led the NFL in several categories including receptions (34) and touchdowns (eight). The following year, Green Bay went 7-4 and missed the pl...
As Hutson was continually setting new standards in pass-catching, he was also becoming a football innovator. Where many of the ends at the time would simply run straight forward and hope to elude their defender, Hutson made a series of feints to throw off defenders. To make matters worse for opponents, Hutson was great at faking one way and going t...
The Packers suffered through a 6-4-1 record in 1940 while Hutson had 45 receptions and led the NFL with seven touchdowns. Then, in 1941, Green Bay went 10-1 but lost in the Divisional Playoff to Chicago. Hutson humiliated the competition in ‘41 by leading the league in six categories including receptions (58) and touchdowns (10). His receptions mar...
Before the 1943 season began, Hutson announced his retirement due to an ongoing chest injury. He would then reconsider and return to Green Bay to lead the NFL in five categories including receptions (47) and touchdowns (11) as the Packers went 7-2-1. In 1944, Hutson led the league in receptions (58) and touchdowns (nine) as well as several other ca...
Once Hutson officially retired from the game, he remained in Green Bay as an assistant coach through the 1948 season. He then got into business, which was something that had long interested him. After graduating from Alabama, and during his first few seasons in Green Bay, Hutson partnered with Bryant in a dry cleaning business that eventually falte...
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- January 31, 1913
Don Hutson’s first touchdown came on an 83-yard pass from Arnie Herber in his second game as a Green Bay Packer. He wound up with 99 career touchdown receptions, a record that stood for more than four decades.
Dec 18, 2019 · Don Hutson led the NFL in receiving touchdowns nine times, total touchdowns seven times, won two MVPs and three rings. In all, Don Hutson led the NFL in a major offensive statistical category 33 times, which is seven more times than the next closest NFL player all-time (Jim Brown).
Jun 22, 2024 · Don Hutson was an American professional gridiron football player who, in his 11-year career from 1935 to 1945 in the National Football League (NFL), defined the role of the receiver in the modern passing game and created many of the sport’s pass routes.
Sep 6, 2019 · The NFL has had many transformative players, but Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers is most influential player of them all. He changed the game forever. Talking Pack
