Tommy Hodson Thomas Paul Hodson ( born January 28 , 1967 in Mathews , Louisiana ) was an American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers and the National Football League . Early life . Hodson was born in a small town in Lafourche Parish . He was the quarterback at Central Lafourche High School , where he passed for 4 , 361 yards and 36 touchdowns . He also played basketball , averaged 27 . 4 points per game . College . In 1986 , Hodson went to the Louisiana State University ( LSU ) . As quarterback for LSU ' s football team , Hodson led LSU to two SEC Championships , first as a freshman ( 1986 ) and then as a junior ( 1988 ) . During his 44 regular season games at LSU ( 1986 – 1989 ) , Hodson passed for 9 , 115 yards and 69 touchdowns , becoming the first quarterback in SEC history to surpass 8 , 000 career passing yards , and the first quarterback in SEC history to surpass 60 career passing touchdowns . Hodson passed for over 2 , 000 yards during each of his four seasons at LSU , becoming the 3rd player in NCAA history to achieve that feat . During his freshman season , Hodson was voted to the first team All - SEC Team , becoming the first LSU quarterback to awarded that honor since the legendary Bert Jones ( first team All - SEC Team , 1972 ) . Hodson would go on to be selected to the first team of the All - SEC Team during each of his four seasons at LSU , becoming the only player in LSU history to achieve that feat . During Hodson ' s freshman season ( 1986 ) , he led LSU to its first AP Top 10 finish since 1970 and its first SEC Championship since 1970 . In Hodson ' s first game , he led # 14 LSU to a 35 - 17 victory over # 7 Texas A & M ( televised by ESPN ) . Later in the season , Hodson led # 18 LSU to a 14 - 10 victory at # 6 Alabama ( televised by ESPN ) . During Hodson ' s sophomore season ( 1987 ) , he led LSU to its first AP Top 5 finish since 1961 . Major victories included # 6 LSU ' s 17 - 3 victory at # 15 Texas A & M ( televised by ESPN ) , # 9 LSU ' s 34 - 9 victory at Tennessee ( televised by TBS , it was LSU ' s first win ever at Neyland Stadium ) , # 4 LSU ' s 13 - 13 tie with # 7 Ohio State ( televised by CBS ) , # 7 LSU ' s 13 - 10 victory over # 19 Florida ( televised by ESPN ) , # 7 LSU ' s 26 - 23 victory at # 16 Georgia ( televised by ESPN ) , and # 7 LSU ' s 30 - 13 victory over # 8 South Carolina in the Gator Bowl ( televised by CBS ) . During Hodson ' s junior season ( 1988 ) , he led LSU to another SEC Championship , and a # 19 finish in the AP Poll . Major victories included # 18 LSU ' s 27 - 0 victory over # 10 Texas A & M , LSU ' s 7 - 6 victory over # 4 Auburn ( the famous Earthquake Game ) , and # 13 LSU ' s 19 - 18 victory at # 18 Alabama . Also , during this 1988 season , many fans were perplexed that Hodson would be dating an Ole Miss cheerleader ( See Diana Smith ) . NFL . Hodson was selected 59th overall in the 1990 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots . He started the last 6 games of his rookie season , passing for 968 yards . However , during Hodson ' s next two seasons with the Patriots , he was only allowed 68 passing attempts in 1991 and 91 passing attempts in 1992 . From 1993 to 1996 , Hodson served as a back - up for the Miami Dolphins , the Dallas Cowboys , and the New Orleans Saints , but saw no playing time except for 5 passing attempts in 1995 for the Saints . Later life . On February 2 , 2005 , the Boston Globe wrote a feature checking up on the former Patriot quarterback . In the article , the Globe quotes Hodson as saying : " Although I didn ’ t have great success as a professional I played six years and it was a great honor to play in the NFL . I am grateful I was able to play six years . ” The Globe reported that Hodson lives in Baton Rouge with his wife and his 10 - year - old identical twin daughters , and quoted Hodson as saying that he lives in Baton Rouge because he has " fond memories " at LSU and because Baton Rouge is " a good place to raise a family . ”