Happy birthday to Walt Cudzik, who would have been 88 today
Born February 21, 1932; from Chicago (1932-2005)
Patriot center, 1960-1963; uniform #54
Walt Cudzik joined the Patriots in their inaugural season and played in every game from 1960 to 1963. That includes the Pats first postseason game when the team defeated Buffalo for the AFL East title as well as the 1963 AFL Championship Game versus San Diego. Walt was named to the UPI 1st Team All-AFL in 1960 and was the Pats offensive team captain in 1963.
By 1964 competition for rookies had heated up between the AFL and NFL.