Todd Hendricks
An American football journeyman who carved out a unique professional career as a versatile offensive weapon across Europe's top leagues.
Born 1968 (age 58)·American football player·Birthday: August 13·Generation X
Biography
Todd Hendricks' football story is one of global ambition. After a college career that spanned two schools, he looked beyond the NFL to find his place in the sport. He became a pioneer of sorts, taking his skills to the highest levels of European football. In Austria's premier AFL, and later in Switzerland's Nationalliga A, Hendricks was the ultimate utility player. Coaches valued his adaptability, deploying him as a wide receiver, a running back, and a dangerous return specialist. His career embodies the path of the dedicated athlete who, instead of hanging up his cleats, sought new challenges and helped grow American football's footprint on another continent.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Todd was born in 1968, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Todd Was Born
The biggest hits of 1968
#1 Movie
2001: A Space Odyssey
Best Picture
Oliver!
#1 TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Todd's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1968Born
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy assassinated
Gas: $0.34/galHome: $14,950Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"Hey Jude" — The BeatlesBest Picture: Oliver!
1973Started school
US withdraws from Vietnam; Roe v. Wade decided
Gas: $0.39/galHome: $22,100Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" — Tony Orlando & DawnBest Picture: The Sting
1981Became a teenager
MTV launches; first Space Shuttle flight; AIDS identified
Gas: $1.31/galHome: $52,300Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Bette Davis Eyes" — Kim CarnesBest Picture: Chariots of Fire
1984Could drive
Apple Macintosh introduced
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $59,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"When Doves Cry" — PrinceBest Picture: Amadeus
1986Could vote
Challenger disaster; Chernobyl nuclear meltdown
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $66,600Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"That's What Friends Are For" — Dionne & FriendsBest Picture: Platoon
1989Turned 21
Berlin Wall falls; Tiananmen Square protests
Gas: $1.00/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Look Away" — ChicagoBest Picture: Driving Miss Daisy
1998Turned 30
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
Gas: $1.06/galHome: $107,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Too Close" — NextBest Picture: Shakespeare in Love
2008Turned 40
Barack Obama elected first Black US president; financial crisis
Gas: $3.27/galHome: $153,100Min wage: $6.55/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Low" — Flo RidaBest Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
2018Turned 50
Royal wedding of Harry and Meghan; Parkland shooting
Gas: $2.72/galHome: $211,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"God's Plan" — DrakeBest Picture: Green Book
2026Age 58 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Played professionally as a wide receiver, running back, and return specialist in the top-tier Austrian Football League (AFL).
- Competed in the European Football League, the continent's former premier club competition.
- Extended his professional career by playing in Switzerland's Nationalliga A after his time in Austria.
Did You Know?
He played college football at both the University of Mary and Minnesota State Community & Technical College.
His professional career was conducted entirely in Europe, not in the NFL or other North American leagues.
The Austrian Football League (AFL) is considered one of the strongest American football competitions outside North America.
“I went to Europe to play the game I loved at a high level.”
