Hub Bechtol

Hub Bechtol
Date of birth	April 20, 1926
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
	2× Consensus All-American (1945, 1946); First-team All-American (1944); 2× First-team All-SWC (1944, 1945); Second-team All-SWC (1946);
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;
	College Football Hall of Fame;

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

^ "Hubert "Hub" Edwin Bechtol". Amarillo Globe-News. October 24, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2014.

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Career information
Date of birth	(1926-04-20)April 20, 1926
Place of birth	Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	October 22, 2004(2004-10-22) (aged 78)
Place of death	Austin, Texas, U.S.
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
2× Consensus All-American (1945, 1946) First-team All-American (1944) 2× First-team All-SWC (1944, 1945) Second-team All-SWC (1946)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

College Football Hall of Fame