Lou Hudson
Basketball
Inducted: 1988
- Born in Greensboro, NC, 1944
- Nicknamed Sweet Lou
- Attended University of Minnesota
- Broke wrist as senior but still made third-team AP All-American
- Scored 1,329 points in college career, averaging 20.4 points per game
- Leading scorer for U.S. gold-medal team in the 1965 World University Games
- Fourth pick in the 1966 NBA draft by St. Louis Hawks
- Member of All-rookie team in 1967
- Stayed with franchise when it moved to Atlanta after 1968 season, playing through 1977
- Played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1978–1979
- Second-team All-NBA in 1970
- Played in six All-Star games, scoring 66 points
- Finished among top five scorers three times
- Career best of 27.1 points per game in 1973
- NBA career total 17,940 points, average of 20.2 points per game
- Died in 2014
