Hal Dean

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Hal Dean
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Dean, circa 1946
No. 84
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1922-10-30)October 30, 1922
Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
Died:February 12, 2011(2011-02-12) (aged 88)
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College:Ohio State
NFL draft:1947 / Round: 30 / Pick: 283
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:35
Games started:24
Player stats at PFR

Hal Stone Dean (October 30, 1922 – February 12, 2011) was a left guard for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL), playing three seasons from 1947 to 1949.[1]

Early life

Hal was born to Forest William Dean and Vernon Stone Dean in

Eagle Scout badge. He attended Wooster High School
and was co-caption of the football team.

College and military service

After graduating from

ROTC
at Ohio State.

In December 1942, Hal was ordered to

Bronze Star Medals
for his military service.

Hal was voted to the All-Big Ten team when he returned to the

Hal was also inducted into SPHINX, a senior honorary society.

Professional football career

In June 1947, Hal married his high school sweetheart Estella "Stella" Graber. They moved to

.

Hal played for the Los Angeles Rams during the 1947, 1948, and 1949 seasons, and was a member of the NFL Western Division Championship team. Hal played in the 1949 NFL Championship Game, predecessor to the modern Super Bowl. During the off-season, he attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California to pursue his M.S. degree (1950) in Geology.

Oil and gas career

After graduation, Hal and Stella moved to

San Antonio, Texas
for his first oil geology position with Magnolia Petroleum Corp. Five years later, he joined Pauley Petroleum, owned by Ed Pauley.

In 1960, Hal moved his family to

Apache Corporation and Union Texas Petroleum. He eventually became an independent explorer in partnership with Bill Moss and J. Howard Marshall, forming the Petroleum Corporation, which explored for oil and gas in West Texas and New Mexico
. He continued working as an independent geologist until his death.

In 1970, Hal had the honor of inducting his former Los Angeles Rams teammate, Tom Fears, into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Hal and Stella later moved to Rancho Santa Fe, California. After Stella's death in 1987, Hal married Nancy Bartling. He eventually returned to Midland to be closer to his family and friends.

Hal was a member of the

NFL Alumni, Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame, and an Emeritus Board Member of the Petroleum Investment Committee of Stanford University. He also established a fellowship in his name at Stanford University. Hal was a Sunday School teacher, Deacon, and Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Midland. He was inducted into the Wayne County, Ohio Sports Hall of Fame in June 1978 and enshrined in the Wooster, Ohio
High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.

References

  1. ^ NFL.com Career Stats
  2. ^ Park, Jack. The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC, 2003, p. xvi.
  3. ^ Ohio State Players in All-Star Games[permanent dead link]

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