Hal Bedsole

Harold Jay Bedsole (December 21, 1941 – December 22, 2017) was an American football player. He played as a tight end and end early in his career during the single platoon days.

Hal Bedsole

No. 19
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(1941-12-21)December 21, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	December 22, 2017(2017-12-22) (aged 76) Arizona, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Los Angeles (CA) Reseda
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1964: 2nd round, 19th pick
AFL draft:	1964: 8th round, 58th pick
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1964–1966)
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1962) Consensus All-American (1962) 2× First-team All-PCC (1961, 1962)
Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

High school career

Bedsole prepped at Reseda High School, graduated in 1959.

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.^[1] He transferred to USC from Pierce College.

Professional career

Bedsole played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) between 1964 and 1966. After his football career ended, due to knee injuries he worked in sales and marketing at KNX-FM, a ground breaking soft rock radio station in Los Angeles.^[2]