Bud Ericksen

Bud Ericksen

No. 18
Date of birth	(1916-04-10)April 10, 1916
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Date of death	April 14, 2008(2008-04-14) (aged 92)
Career information
Position(s)	Center
US college	Washington
Career history
As player
1938–1939	Washington Redskins
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-PCC (1937)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Carlton Lyons "Bud" Ericksen (April 10, 1916 – April 14, 2008) was an American football player. He played professionally as a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. Ericksen played college football at the University of Washington, where he had been a walk-on player.^[1]

He was raised in Bothell, Washington, where his grandfather Gerhard Erickson was among the founders of the town. Both are honored by a mural that was painted on the side of their former family store.^[2] Ericksen served as mayor of Bothell from 1969 to 1973 and owned a local car dealership that he opened after leaving the Redskins.^[3] He died at the age of 91 on April 14, 2008.^[1]

References

1. "Ericksen was 'very dedicated to the Bothell community'". Bothell-Kenmore Reporter. April 23, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
2. Heyamoto, Lisa (December 2, 2023). "Portraits of the past: Bothell pioneers honored on downtown buildings". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
3. Raley, Dan (August 2, 2005). "Where Are They Now: Ex-Husky Bud Ericksen". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved May 14, 2024.