At first, he declined to cross the picket line. That includes a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame, which he earned in Dudek put his business degree to good use by joining Coors as a sales rep and turned his competitive instincts loose on the beer industry. He was successful, but he was also a family man who grew tired of being away from his wife, Jodi, whom he met while at Plymouth, and their children.
So, he took the job with Southern Wine and Spirits, which allows him to stay closer to home. The Dudeks live in Auburn, N.
From that base, Dudek coaches at Pinkerton, where his son, J. His daughter, Taylor, is in fifth grade. Home Monthly. Recommended Articles. College Football. He made a fortune, and he became, for a brief time, a modern-day superhero, streaking across outfield walls and through stadium tunnels.
He felt guilty that it came at the expense of Bo and, to a lesser extent, Chuck Long , but it was so surreal in its speed that he had trouble absorbing it all. During the practices, he thought, I can play with any of these guys.
Except Bo. And Joe? He was still Joe. But his mailbox was crammed with letters from agents. He thought he might get chosen in the NFL draft. He even received 12 first-place votes in the Heisman Trophy balloting, no doubt from 12 people who had never seen him play a single down he finished ninth overall. The day after the photo shoot for the SI cover story, Dudek was driving down a snowy road to get medical treatment. He slammed into a parked vehicle and totaled his car, with , miles on the odometer.
He would never drive it again. In , the NFL players walked out on strike, and the Broncos, desperate for a back who knew the playbook, begged Dudek to return. At first, he refused — he was the son of a union man, after all — but then the Broncos guaranteed him a spot on the taxi squad for the remainder of the season, and Dudek came back for a Monday Night game against the Raiders.
He ran for yards and two touchdowns, and caught five passes the following week against the Chiefs before the regular players returned the Broncos went to the Super Bowl. He never played in a regular-season game again, but through the Broncos he got a job at the Coors Brewing Company, thereby leading him to a career in the liquor business.
A prolific dual-threat quarterback or a proven running back already putting up amazing numbers? That was the dilemma The Fumbler faced having the No. Penn Hills quarterback Cam Tarrant — he of the yard passing game — was considered, as well. All three players have bright futures, and this difficult decision had everything to do with the future. Dudek and Tarrant are both seniors. Jurkovec is a junior. This is a keeper league, meaning teams can retain one of their players the following season.
Who would you take if you had the No. However, The Fumbler believes the name being said the most will be J. The Central Catholic running back could have a big game.
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