I. B. Hale | |
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| Born | September 9, 1916 |
| Died | May 14, 1971 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | FBI Agent |
| College football career | |
| TCU Horned Frogs | |
| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 246 lb (112 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | TCU (1937–1938) |
| Bowl games | Sugar Bowl (1939) |
| High school | Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, TX) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Insall Bailey Hale (September 9, 1916 – May 14, 1971)[1] was an American football tackle at Texas Christian University (TCU) who was voted an All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 1939 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins, but never played football professionally.[2]
Hale was married to the former Virginia Kingsbery, and the couple had at least three sons (twins Robert Allen Hale and William Hale, and Timothy Hale).[3] Hale became a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent in Fort Worth, Texas and was a close associate of J. Edgar Hoover.[4] Later he became chief of security for the Convair aircraft factory[5] and General Dynamics, and was a chairman of ASIS International.[4] Hale died of a heart attack in 1971.[4]
Hale was best friends with Heisman winner Davey O'Brien, who played football with him at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas and also at TCU. They both worked for the FBI.
Hale was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.[4]
- ^ "I.B. Hale Biography". ASIS. Retrieved October 15, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Douglas Jr., Jack (December 9, 2007). "The strange story of Papa Pilgrim". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. A10.
- ^ a b c d "The Dark Side of Robert Hale". Wrangell St. Elias News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
- ^ Gillespy, James (April 30, 1959). "Bride's Death Ruled Accidental". The Dispatch. Vol. LXXVII, no. 202. Lexington, Kentucky. UPI. p. 16. Retrieved August 19, 2015.