Todd Hendricks

He was a top sprinter on the track team in the 100 (10.75), 200, 400 relay. He also had stint playing on basketball team. Hendricks was honored with induction to the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2015.

Hendricks is considered one of the top American imports to play in Austria and Europe. He was inducted to the US National Minor League Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He has also ,helped promote the game at schools,camps,and clinics in his career.

He made a comeback from his 2002 retirement in 2008 at age 40 to play the last three games and coach for the Vienna Knights in Austria. He then spent a full season with Bern Grizzlies of Switzerland's top level league in 2009, where he ruptured his achilles tendon ending his playing season early in the fifth game, he went through surgery, rehab. Hendricks had scored eight touchdowns before the injury. The team was league semi finalist. He came back in 2010 to play and coach a strong full season with the Thun Tigers of Switzerland. Although he did not play at the same level as in his younger years, he did account for 19 total touchdowns in leading the team to its best season in many years.

In 1999 Hendricks played for the St Paul Pigs in Minnesota. The talented Pigs team had more than twenty former University of Minnesota players on the roster along with a former NFL draft pick. Hendricks led the team in rushing and led the league in yards per reception, while also finishing second in the league in receiving touchdowns. He helped the Pigs to an undefeated season and league championship, and was named to the Mid America league and AFA all star teams. That was the only season of existence for the Pigs franchise. The next season 2000 Hendricks returned to Europe and the Rangers in the Austrian Football League.

Hendricks was honored as Austrian Football League MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in 1995. He is the only Rangers player to earn the league MVP. He set several Austrian League records including Scoring 5 TDs in a game against Vienna Vikings and making 18 receptions in a 1997 game against the Graz Giants. He set the AFL single season league records for most receptions (75), most receiving yards, and most TDs (20 total-13 rec./ 7 rush.) scored in an eight game regular season. He was named All European League by EFAF in 1995, 1996, 1997. Todd averaged 167 all purpose yards and over two touchdowns per game in his career in Europe.

Hendricks signed a professional contract in Europe with the AFC Rangers of Vienna, Austria in 1993. He played all or parts of six seasons from 1993 until 2002 for the AFC Rangers at the highest level of the Austrian Football League and Europe. He helped the Rangers to the AFL playoffs semi final four times, as well as the European Football League 1996 tournament playoffs.

On an athletic scholarship, Hendricks played the final two years of his standout college football career at the University of Mary, earning all conference honors as a starting receiver and running back. He helped lead the University of Mary to its first ever final national ranking in 1991 as a senior captain, and was the first player from the school to sign a professional football contract.

Todd Hendricks (born August 13, 1968 in Graceville, Minnesota) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver, running back, and kick returner. Hendricks played professionally as one of the all time top Imports for several seasons in the Austrian Football League highest level. He later played in Switzerland Nationalliga A (American football). He has also been a coach since his playing career ended. Hendricks played college football at Minnesota State-Fergus Falls and the University of Mary. He has been inducted into the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Hall of Fame and the National Minor League football Hall of Fame.