Remember Him: Two-Sport Athlete Kyle Hudson

It is always interesting seeing someone you know become famous. Kyle Hudson, from my hometown of Mattoon, Illinois, excelled not only on the field but also on the diamond for the Illini, just as he did for his high school, the Mattoon Green Wave.

I remember watching Kyle play football and baseball, two years behind my graduating class, and seeing someone who carried himself as a winner, yet not arrogantly. Hudson knew he had talent, yet rarely, if ever, gloated about the fact.

Hudson was one of those rare two-sport athletes that translates to the college arena. Typically, many star athletes are multi-sport athletes in high school. That said, the amount of commitment, time and energy it takes…