Donald Edward Hudson (November 20, 1929 – September 30, 2018) was an American football player and coach.
When he was hired at Macalester, Hudson became first African-American head football coach at a predominantly white college in the modern era.
Hudson became the head coach in December 1971 when his predecessor, Dick Borstad, resigned.
Hudson was recognized for his breakthrough at half time of a Macalester game in October 2007.
Hudson played college football as a quarterback for Lincoln University and was an assistant coach there through the 1950s and 1960s.