Cal Hubbard
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Positions: Tackle / End |
Jersey number (s): 36 |
| born October 31, 1900 in Keytesville , Missouri | |
| died on October 17, 1977 in St. Petersburg , Florida | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1927 - 1936 | |
| College : Centenary College , Geneva College | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 105 |
| as a starter | 77 |
| Touchdown | 2 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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American football
baseball
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Robert Calvin "Cal" Hubbard (born October 31, 1900 in Keytesville , Missouri , USA , † October 17, 1977 in St. Petersburg, Florida ) was an American football player and coach, as well as a referee in baseball . Hubbard is the only person who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame , College Football Hall of Fame, and Baseball Hall of Fame .
Football player career
College player
Cal Hubbard attended high school in the town where he was born . He studied at Centenary College from 1922 to 1924 , where he also played American football. Hubbard was mainly used in defense and played there as a defensive tackle or as a defensive end . In 1925, Hubbard suspended his studies for a year. After his coach at Centenary College had moved to Geneva College , Hubbard followed him and played in 1926 for a year with the team at that college . Both teams were sub-class college teams . Nevertheless, Hubbard managed to make a career as a professional player due to his achievements as a football player after his studies.
Professional player
In 1927, Hubbard received a contract from the New York Giants , a National Football League (NFL) team. Hubbard received a salary and 150 US dollars per game. He played alongside the then star of this team Steve Owen on the defensive line . The Giants had other all-pro players like Joe Guyon and Pete Henry in their ranks and were able to win 11 of 13 games in Hubbard's first year of play. Hubbard celebrated his first NFL championship .
Hubbard did not feel particularly comfortable in the metropolis of New York City . On October 7, 1928, the Giants were playing for the Green Bay Packers and Hubbard had taken the opportunity to approach the Packers. The team from Green Bay was ready to take on Hubbard, but the change after the end of the season did not go smoothly. Hubbard still had a contract with the Giants and they weren't ready to let him change until he threatened to retire.
The Packers were trained by Curly Lambeau . Lambeau tied two other All-Pro players to his team in 1929, Mike Michalske and John McNally . After the Packers had survived the season undefeated, Hubbard was able to celebrate his second championship this year. With Arnie Herber , the Packers signed another player in 1930, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after his career. Two more championship titles for Hubbard and his Packers followed in 1930 and 1931. In 1934, Hubbard suspended his playing career for a year, only to play again for the Packers in 1935. In 1936 he let his career with the Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates run out.
Coaching career
In 1934, Hubbard was an assistant coach at Texas A&M University . At the same time he worked as a baseball referee in a lower class baseball league during the summer. In 1935, however, he gave up the coaching career and returned to the Packers in the NFL.
Baseball referee
Hubbard worked as a baseball referee in his free time and was signed by Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1936 . As a referee in the American League , he headed the World Series in 1938, 1942, 1946 and 1949, as well as the All-Star Games in 1939, 1944 and 1949. After a hunting accident in which he went blind in one eye, he had to end his career in 1951 . From 1954 he returned to the MLB, where he was responsible for refereeing. In 1969 he finally retired.
Honors
Cal Hubbard has been voted All-Pro six times . He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame , the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame , the Pro Football Hall of Fame , the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and the Baseball Hall of Fame , and the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team .
Off the field
Hubbard died of cancer and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Milan , Missouri . Hubbard was married and had a son.
Web links
- Cal Hubbard Biography ( February 26, 2011 memento on the Internet Archive )
- Cal Hubbard at the New York Giants ( October 27, 2012 memento on the Internet Archive )
- Cal Hubbard with the Green Bay Packers
- Cal Hubbard in the baseball almanac
- Baseball stats from Cal Hubbard
- Cal Hubbard in the Hall of Fame at baseballhall.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1927
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1929
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1930
- ↑ Annual statistics of the Packers 1931
- ↑ Cal Hubbard's Tomb in the Find a Grave database
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| SURNAME | Hubbard, Cal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hubbard, Calvin Robert (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and coach, baseball referee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Keytesville , Missouri , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th October 1977 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg , Florida , United States |