Bruce Hudson
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Bruce Hudson is a retired American soccer forward
who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
. He is currently the president of Hudson Global Sports Management.
Hudson attended St. Louis University where he as a member of the 1972 and 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship teams. He was a 1974 First Team All American. In September 2009, he was named to the St. Louis University Men's Soccer Half-Century Team
. He graduated in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. In 1974 and 1975, he was part of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which was unsuccessful in its attempt to qualify for the 1976 Summer Olympics
. He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
From 1981 to 2008, Hudson worked as the Director of Sport Marketing for Anheuser-Busch
. After leaving Anheuser-Busch, he formed Hudson Global Sports Management of which he is the president.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. He is currently the president of Hudson Global Sports Management.
Hudson attended St. Louis University where he as a member of the 1972 and 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship teams. He was a 1974 First Team All American. In September 2009, he was named to the St. Louis University Men's Soccer Half-Century Team
St. Louis University Men's Soccer Half-Century Team
The St. Louis University Men's Soccer Half-Century Team was announced September 30, 2009 by the St. Louis University Department of Athletics in celebration of the first 50 years of soccer at SLU...
. He graduated in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. In 1974 and 1975, he was part of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which was unsuccessful in its attempt to qualify for the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
. He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
From 1981 to 2008, Hudson worked as the Director of Sport Marketing for Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the...
. After leaving Anheuser-Busch, he formed Hudson Global Sports Management of which he is the president.