Mike Hodges

Michael Tommy "Mike" Hodges (born 29 July 1932) is an English screenwriter, film director, playwright and novelist. His films as writer/director include Get Carter, Pulp, The Terminal Man and Black Rainbow; as director, his films include Flash Gordon, Croupier and I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.

His theatre plays include Soft Shoe Shuffle (1985) and Shooting Stars and Other Heavenly Pursuits (2000), which was adapted for BBC radio. Other radio plays include King Trash (2004). His first novel, Watching The Wheels Come Off, was published in 2010.

Life and work

After qualifying as a chartered accountant and serving out his two years' National Service on the lower deck of a Royal Navy minesweeper, Hodges got a job in British television as a teleprompter operator. This allowed him to observe the workings of the studios and time to start writing scripts. One of these was Some Will Cry Murder, written for ABC’s Armchair Theatre series. Although never performed, it served to get him enough writing commissions to quit his job as a technician.

Mike Hodges (American football)

Mike Hodges (born November 14, 1945) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1992 to 1997, compiling a record of 35–30.

Coaching career

Hodges served as an assistant coach and a defensive coordinator at UMass for 14 years, under three different head coaches. Following the 1991 season he was named the school's head coach after Jim Reid resigned following budget disagreements with administration.

As head coach, he compiled a 35–30 overall record, including a 36–14 victory over Rhode Island in the 1993 Wild Geese Classic in-season bowl game. The game was held overseas in Limerick, Ireland. Hodges resigned as coach after a 2–9 season in 1997.

After resigining as head coach, Hodges served as the Director of Football Operations for UMass until his retirement in 2011. Although Hodges did not produce an overwhelming amount of success as head coach of the Minutemen may fans of the school appreciated his contributions to the program. Hodges kept the Minutemen competitive at a time when huge budget cuts ravaged the Athletic Department. Also, many of his recruits were prominent members of the 1998 UMass team that won the Division 1AA National Championship.