Hudson joins Graham Arthur, John Kennedy Snr, Leigh Matthews and Michael Tuck in receiving the Club’s highest accolade.
Hudson began his distinguished career with Hawthorn Football Club in 1967 and kicked 727 goals at an average of 5.59 a game.
Widely considered one of the best full-forwards of all time, Hudson won the Coleman Medal four times in his career and in 1971 he equalled Bob Pratt’s record of 150 goals in a season after kicking three goals in Hawthorn’s winning Grand Final side.
As Chief Executive from 1995 to 1996, Hudson played a leading role in Hawthorn’s move to play home games in Launceston.
Renowned artist Dave Thomas completed a portrait painting of Hudson, which was auctioned off during the evening.
In other highlights, premiership player Gary Buckenara and former players and administrators J.W. Kennon and Bert Hyde were inducted into the Hall of Fame, taking the number of inductees to 28 since the Club’s Hall of Fame was established in 2003. Only five have been elevated to legend status.
The 2010 playing squad was presented with their official jumpers for the season and Alastair Clarkson and Sam Mitchell addressed the audience of over 500 on the season ahead.
Peter Hudson
Played 1967-1974, 1977
Games 129
Goals 727
Recruited from New Norfolk, Tasmania
Guernsey numbers 26 (1967-74), 1 (1977)
Premiership 1971
Night premierships 1968, 1969
Best & Fairest 1968, 1970
3rd Best & Fairest 1969
Hawthorn Football Club most Brownlow votes 1969, 1970, 1971
Leading goalkicker 1967 (57), 1968 (125), 1969 (120), 1970 (146), 1971(150), 1977 (110)
Hawthorn Football Club Life Member 1978
State games 8
Chief Executive 1995-96
Hawthorn Football Club Team of the Century 2001 (Full-forward)
Hawthorn Football Club Hall of Fame 2003 (Inductee)
AFL Legend of the Game 1999
Order of Australia, Services to Football 1979
Read more about the three 2010 Hawthorn Hall of Fame inductees.
