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David Hughes

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · RB

David Hughes recorded 74 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

14.1

rush yds/gm

11.7

rec yds/gm

5

playoff games

74

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to David Hughes's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1983
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 30, 1983

Seattle Seahawks vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1983

69 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1981
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 27, 1981

Kansas City Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1981

6 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 12 rec

Regular Season
1981
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 11, 1981

Seattle Seahawks vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1981

15 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
1982
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 19, 1982

Seattle Seahawks vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1982

22 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1984
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 25, 1984

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1984

19 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 6 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from David Hughes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 90 rushing yards

Regular Season
1983
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 18, 1983

Los Angeles Chargers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1983

90 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 1 rushing touchdown

Regular Season
1984
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 7, 1984

Seattle Seahawks vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 7, 1984

18 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 103 receiving yards

Regular Season
1981
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 27, 1981

Kansas City Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1981

6 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 12 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Hughes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1982

01
SEAHUGHES—David Hughes
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAZORN—Jim Zorn

Zorn and Largent make the new team entertaining

Seattle Seahawks · The expansion Seahawks

Seattle switched conferences after one season and quickly built a creative passing game that made the Kingdome an energetic home.

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Franchise era

1983–1998

02
SEAHUGHES—David Hughes
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

03
PITHUGHES—David Hughes
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons74 career games1,041 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdowns107 career receptions864 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 05 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Oct 5, 1986

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history