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Hubert Edwin BECHTOL

Male 1926 - 2004  (78 years)


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  • Name Hubert Edwin BECHTOL 
    Birth 20 Apr 1926  Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Oct 2004 
    Burial 25 Oct 2004  Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I39152  von Rosenberg Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2012 

    Family Living 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F26385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2014 

  • Notes 
    • “Born in Amarillo on April 20, 1926, Hub was the ninth child born to James and Emmarhea Bechtol and quickly grew in stature and hence the nickname "Big Boy." His youth was spent in the plains of West Texas and Hub excelled in sports at Lubbock High, lettering in every sport. Voted most popular, the handsome athlete met his best friend and lifelong partner Umpy. He was enamored with her beauty and spunk, and they continued their lifelong adventure with happiness and humor and obvious love for life. The handsome couple started their college career at Texas Tech University, where Umpy was Miss Texas Tech and Hub was awarded Little All-American in football his freshman year and lettered and starred on the basketball team. Hub then volunteered for the Navy in the V-12 program, which led him to the University of Texas in 1944. It was at his beloved alma mater that Hub rewrote the record books and was a bona fide football legend, playing with the likes of Bobby Lane and Doak Walker. His incredible talents led him to the unprecedented record of Consensus All-American in 1944, 1945 and 1946. Along with his All-American status at Tech, Hub Bechtol became the only consensus three time All-American in football history. His accomplishments were honored in the Longhorn Hall of Fame in 1963 and The National College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
      “His many accomplishments read like a U.S. senator, as Hub was on a first name basis with all the governors, lieutenant. governors, senators and most of the Texas representatives, since Allan Shivers was governor.
      “Upon graduation from his beloved University of Texas, Hub spent four years in professional football, playing for the Baltimore Colts with his friend and quarterback, Y.A. Tittle. He then began his business career in the insurance and real estate arena, and he and Umpy moved to Austin with Little Roy and remained Austin residents for the rest of his life. Hub's professional life mirrored his football career, and he became the president of the Austin Board of Realtors and was Realtor of the Year in 1968. He was also president and held various other offices of the Texas Association of Realtors and was Texas Realtor of the Year in 1976. He then became regional vice-president of the National Association of Realtors in 1983. He was governor-appointed on the Texas Real Estate Center Advisory Board, served on the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and was on the Grand Jury Association of the State of Texas. A political giant, Hub served on numerous governor appointed steering committees and his references include icons in the state of Texas political arena.
      “Hub was also a giant as a civic leader. He served on the city council and Chamber of Commerce and was a founding member of both the Austin Aqua Festival and the West Austin Youth Sports Programs. He also devoted many hours to the Boy Scouts of America, serving as president of the Capital Area Council, and was recipient of the highest honors, Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Ben Hur Shrine Temple.
      “In spite of all the incredible accomplishments, Hub Bechtol's proudest achievement was his loving family. He and Umpy raised five wonderful children, thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.”