Hub Bechtol
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Born: | Amarillo, Texas | April 20, 1926
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Died: | October 22, 2004 Austin, Texas | (aged 78)
Career information | |
Position(s) | End |
College | Texas Tech Texas |
NFL draft | 1947 / Round: 1 / Pick 5 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1947–1949 | Baltimore Colts (AAFC) |
Hubert Edwin "Hub" Bechtol (April 20, 1926 – October 22, 2004) was a college football player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns. He was a 3 Time All-American at The University of Texas at Austin in 1944, 1945, and 1946. He became the first Southwest Conference player to receive 3 All-American honors and this later led to his election to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He died on October 22, 2004.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Hubert "Hub" Edwin Bechtol". Amarillo Globe-News. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
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Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2004 deaths
- American football ends
- Baltimore Colts (1947–1950) players
- Texas Tech Red Raiders football players
- Texas Longhorns football players
- All-American college football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Sportspeople from Amarillo, Texas
- Sportspeople from Lubbock, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- College football player stubs
- American football tight end, pre-1950 birth stubs