Hodge competed at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, where he finished 4th in decathlon.

[1][4] Hodge received a silver medal in decathlon at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia with a score of 7314, behind winner Rick Wanamaker.

[4][9] Hodge is son of Alice Arden, who placed ninth in high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

[10][11] His father Russel "Rusty" Hodge was a semi-professional basketball player, playing center for the Liberty Emeralds.

In August 2003, both Hodge and his mother were honoured with the Sullivan County Historical Society "History Maker" award.