Cal Hubbard

Cal Hubbard
No. 41, 39, 40, 38, 27, 51, 35, 60
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1900-10-31)October 31, 1900
Keytesville, Missouri, U.S.
Died:October 17, 1977(1977-10-17) (aged 76)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:Glasgow (Glasgow, Missouri)
College:Centenary (1922–1924)
Geneva (1925–1926)
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:105
Games started:77
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Robert Calvin Hubbard (October 31, 1900 – October 17, 1977) was an American professional football player and Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. After playing college football at Centenary College and Geneva College, Hubbard played in the National Football League (NFL) between 1927 and 1936 for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Pirates, playing the bulk of his career with the Packers.[1] Hubbard is credited as being one of the inventors of the football position of linebacker.[2]

He was also an umpire in the American League (AL) from 1936 to 1951, then worked as an umpire supervisor until 1969. George Halas affectionately called Hubbard the "Big Umpire."[3]

To date, Hubbard is the only person to be enshrined in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Baseball Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Packers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Reed, William F. (September 5, 1994). "Early Master:Cal Hubbard". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bigumpire was invoked but never defined (see the help page).