Hal Dean
 Dean, circa 1946 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Guard Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 30, 1922 Wooster, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 12, 2011 (aged 88) Midland, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wooster (Wooster, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1947: 30th round, 283rd pick | ||||||||
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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
College and military service
After graduating from
In December 1942, Hal was ordered to
Hal was voted to the All-Big Ten team when he returned to the
Professional football career
In June 1947, Hal married his high school sweetheart Estella "Stella" Graber. They moved to Los Angeles after Hal was drafted in the 1947 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams.
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
In 1960, Hal moved his family to
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 American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 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
- ^ NFL.com Career Stats
- ^ Park, Jack. The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC, 2003, p. xvi.
- ^ Ohio State Players in All-Star Games[permanent dead link]