Hub Bechtol | |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1926 |
Birth Place: | Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Draftedyear: | 1947 |
Draftedround: | 1 / Pick 5 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers) |
Career Highlights: | |
Databasefootball: | BECHTHUB01 |
Playing Years1: | 1947–1949 |
Playing Team1: | Baltimore Colts (AAFC) |
Collegehof: | 1663 |
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]