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Peter Hudson

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Peter John Hudson, born in 1946, is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League and for New Norfolk and Glenorchy in the Tasmanian league. A Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame, he is considered one of the greatest full-forwards in the history of the game and holds the best career goals-per-game average in VFL and AFL history at 5.64. He was the first player to kick 100 or more goals in a season five times, equalled the record of 150 goals in a season in 1971 and won the Coleman Medal four times. Over his career he kicked 1721 goals in 288 premiership games between 1963 and 1979, with a brief return in 1981.

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1946 1
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Male 1
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2-4 1
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is a former Australian rules footballer
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1. Peter Hudson (Wikipedia)
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    Peter John Hudson AM (born 19 February 1946)
  • Lead, pronoun
    He had a safe pair of hands
  • Lead, honours
    won the Coleman Medal four times
  • Lead, nationality
    is a former Australian rules footballer
  • Plays: Australian Rules Football, Lead, sport
    is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
  • Competed In: Australian Football League, Lead, competition
    played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
  • On The Roster Of: Hawthorn Football Club, Lead, club 1
    played for the Hawthorn Football Club
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