Frank Budd
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| Positions | Wide receiver • Return specialist | ||||||||
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| Born | July 20, 1939 Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | April 29, 2014 (aged 74) Marlton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Asbury Park (Asbury Park, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College | Villanova (1958-1961) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1962: 7th round, 96th overall pick | ||||||||
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Francis Joseph Budd (July 20, 1939 – April 29, 2014) was an American professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins. Budd was an Olympic athlete who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he finished fifth in the finals of the 100 meter event and was part of the team that finished first in the 4×100 meter relay before being disqualified on a baton pass. He set the world record in the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.2 seconds in 1961, breaking the record that had been set by Mel Patton in 1948.