Insall Bailey Hale (September 9, 1916 – May 14, 1971) was an

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tackle at

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(TCU) who was voted an

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n. He was drafted in the first round of the

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by the

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, but never played football professionally. Hale was married to the former Virginia Kingsbery, and the couple had at least three sons (twins Robert Allen Hale and William Hale, and Timothy Hale). Hale became a

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(FBI) agent in

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and was a close associate of

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. Later he became chief of security for the Convair aircraft factory and

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, and was a chairman of

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. Hale died of a heart attack in 1971. Hale was best friends with Heisman winner Davey O'Brien, who played football with him at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas and also at TCU. They both worked for the FBI. Hale was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.

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