Hal Bedsole
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2014) |
| No. 19 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 21, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died: | December 22, 2017 (aged 76) Arizona, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Reseda |
| College: | USC |
| NFL draft: | 1964 / round: 2 / pick: 19 |
| AFL draft: | 1964 / round: 8 / pick: 58 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Harold Jay Bedsole (December 21, 1941 – December 22, 2017) was an American football player. He played as a tight end and end early in his career during the single platoon days.
High school career
[edit]Bedsole prepped at Reseda High School, graduated in 1959.
College career
[edit]Bedsole played college football for the University of Southern California (USC). He helped lead the USC Trojans to a national championship in 1962 under coach John McKay. Bedsole was a two-time First-team All AAWU Conference (now known as the Pac-12 Conference) selection and the first Trojan to have 200 receiving yards in a single game. He was inducted into the USC Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.[1] He transferred to USC from Pierce College.
Professional career
[edit]Bedsole played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) between 1964 and 1966. After his football career ended, due to knee injuries he worked in sales and marketing at KNX-FM, a ground breaking soft rock radio station in Los Angeles.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "USC's Hal Bedsole Named To College Football Hall Of Fame," Official Site of USC Trojan Athletics, May 15, 2012 Archived November 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. [retrieved November 2, 2014]
- ^ "2001 Inductees For USC Athletic Hall of Fame Announced". usctrojans.com. October 28, 2000. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Hal Bedsole at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference ·
- Hal Bedsole at IMDb
- 1941 births
- 2017 deaths
- American football ends
- American football tight ends
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Pierce Brahmas football players
- USC Trojans football players
- All-American college football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Players of American football from Los Angeles
- Players of American football from Chicago