Cal Hubbard biography

 Cal Hubbard biography

Cal Hubbard, byname of Robert Calvin Hubbard, (born Oct. 31, 1900, Keytesville, Mo., U.S.—died Oct. 17, 1977, St. Petersburg, Fla.), American collegiate {and professional} gridiron soccer participant and American League (AL) baseball umpire, the one individual elected to the collegiate {and professional} soccer Halls of Fame (1962, 1963) in addition to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1976).

Hubbard was an admirer of coach Bo McMillin and performed soccer for him at Centenary College (Shreveport, La.) and Geneva College (Beaver Falls, Pa.); he was named All-American at sort out (1926–27). McMillin referred to as him the perfect soccer participant, collegiate or skilled, he had ever seen. From 1927 till 1936 Hubbard performed within the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants, the Green Bay Packers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates (later the Steelers). He was a key a part of 4 title-winning groups as an finish on a devastating 1927 Giants protection that allowed simply 20 factors in 13 video games and as a stalwart left sort out on Packers squads that received three straight NFL championships from 1929 to 1931. He was named to the NFL All-Time group in 1969.

During soccer off-seasons, Hubbard umpired in baseball minor leagues from 1925 via 1935, and in 1936 he moved as much as the American League. He retired from the sphere in 1951 after being struck within the eye by a shotgun pellet in a searching accident. Thereafter he was supervisor of American League umpires till 1968. He additionally served on the Official Playing Rules Committee (1959–69).