Hal Hilpirt
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| Date of birth | August 9, 1908 |
| Place of birth | Aurora, MO. United States |
| Date of death | September 16, 1998 (aged 90) |
| Place of death | Irving, TX, United States |
| Position(s) | Right End Defensive End Defensive Back |
| College | Oklahoma |
| Playing Stats | DatabaseFootball |
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| 1930-1931 1931-1932 1933 |
New York Giants Chicago Cardinals Cincinnati Reds |
Hal "Coach" Hilpirt (August 9, 1908 – September 16, 1998) was born in Aurora, Missouri. He was an American football player who played college football for Oklahoma City University, and Professionaly for the New York Giants (1930-1931), Chicago Cardinals (1931-1932), and the Cincinnati Football Reds (1933). He was part of the beginnings of the modern era of American professional football and made a major impact as a baseball coach in Jackson County, Oklahoma winning 3 championships between 1945-1951.
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[edit] Playing career
Hilpirt was drafted out of Oklahoma City University by the New York Football Giants where he played Right End, and was a substitute for Glenn "Rex" Campbell. He started 2 Games that year while the Giants went 13-4, finishing second in the league to the Green Bay Packers.
He played 2 more seasons with Chicago and Cincinnati and retired from professional football in 1933.
Commonly misspelled as Hal Hilpert.
[edit] Coaching career
In 1945 Hilpirt was responsible for the organization of the Junior America Legion Baseball Association in Jackson County, Oklahoma coaching championship teams in 1945, 1948 & 1951. He also coached at Capitol, Foster, Altus and Snider High Schools in Oklahoma before moving to Irving, Texas.
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Dallas Morning News Obituary Section, September 19,1998 [1]
