Hub Bechtol
Appearance
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Date of birth | April 20, 1926 |
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Place of birth | Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
Date of death | October 22, 2004 | (aged 78)
Place of death | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | End |
US college | Texas Tech Texas |
NFL draft | 1947 / round: 1 / Pick 5 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1947–1949 | Baltimore Colts (AAFC) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
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Hubert Edwin "Hub" Bechtol (April 20, 1926 – October 22, 2004) was an American college football player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns. He was a three-time All-American at the University of Texas at Austin in 1944, 1945, and 1946. He became the first Southwest Conference player to receive three 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
[edit]- ^ "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
- Players of American football from Amarillo, Texas
- Players of American football from Lubbock, Texas
- Lubbock High School alumni
- College football player stubs
- American football tight end, pre-1950 birth stubs