Pat Hughes (American football)

Pat Hughes
No. 56, 54
Position:Linebacker
Center
Personal information
Born: (1947-06-02) June 2, 1947 (age 77)
Everett, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Everett (MA)
College:Boston University
NFL draft:1970 / round: 9 / pick: 221
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-East (1969)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:11.0
Fumble recoveries:9
Interceptions:15
Stats at Pro Football Reference

William Patrick "Pat" Hughes (born June 2, 1947) is a former American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Boston University.

Hughes was an outstanding high school athlete and was drafted by the New York Mets. He originally signed to attend Ohio State but instead was pushed to West Point. In order to gain entrance into West Point he was sent to Valley Forge Military Academy. He left after a few weeks and ended up at Boston University. He captained the BU team in 1969 and, along with Bruce Taylor, led the Terriers to the only Bowl game in their history.

After playing six years with the Giants, Hughes was traded to the New Orleans Saints on April 21, 1977, for a 10th round pick in the 1978 NFL draft.[1]

  1. ^ Howard M. Balzer (ed.), Football Register 1980. St. Louis, MO: The Sporting News, 1980; p. 460.