Hal Bedsole

Hal Bedsole

No. 19
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1941-12-21) December 21, 1941
Place of birth:	Chicago, Illinois
Career information
High school:	Reseda (CA)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19
AFL draft:	1964 / Round: 8 / Pick: 58
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1964–1966)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1962)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Harold Jay "Hal" Bedsole (born December 21, 1941) is a retired American football player. He played as a tight end and end early in his career during the single platoon days.

High school career

Bedsole prepped at Reseda High School.

College career

Bedsole played college football for the University of Southern California (USC). He helped lead the USC Trojans to a national championship in 1962 under coach John McKay. Bedsole was a two-time First Team All AAWU Conference (now known as the Pac-12 Conference) selection and the first Trojan to have 200 receiving yards in a single game. He was inducted into the USC Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001 and into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012. He transferred to USC from Pierce College.

Pro career

Bedsole played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) between 1964 and 1966.

External links

• Hal Bedsole at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference · 
• Hal Bedsole at the Internet Movie Database