Don Hutson was born on January 31, 1913, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, one of three sons of Roy B. Hutson and Mabel Clark Hutson. He was a Boy Scout and played with snakes. He said that is where he got …

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Apr 30, 2022 · Long before modern receivers were setting records, Don Hutson was the standard bearer for 'ends' in the NFL. This is his story.

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 …

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 …

Feb 28, 2025 · Donald Montgomery (Don) Hutson, nicknamed the “Alabama Antelope,” revolutionized football’s passing game and set the standard for the position that would become known as the wide …

Hutson, who once scored 29 points in a single quarter (4 TD, 5 extra points kicked), won MVP awards in 1941 and 1942 and was part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 1963.

Hutson is credited with creating many of the modern pass routes used in the NFL today. He was the dominant receiver of his day and is widely considered to be one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL …

When he graduated from Alabama, Hutson was not highly regarded by most NFL teams due to his thin stature, but Curly Lambeau of the Packers saw Hutson as the perfect receiver for his pioneering …

Hutson announced his retirement on Sept. 27, 1946. He was a player-coach his last two seasons before serving solely as an assistant on Lambeau's staff from 1946 to 1948.