Occupation FBI Agent Name I. Hale Children Robert Allen Hale Bowl games Sugar Bowl (1939) Weight 112 kg | College TCU (1937–1938) Height 1.88 m Position Tackle Role American football player | |
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Born September 9, 1916 ( 1916-09-09 ) High school Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, TX) Died May 14, 1971, Fort Worth, Texas, United States Education Texas Christian University Grandchildren Job Hale, Lamb Hale, Elishaba Hale | ||
Insall Bailey "I. B." Hale (September 9, 1916 – May 14, 1971) was an American football tackle at Texas Christian University (TCU) who was voted an All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, 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 an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent in Fort Worth, Texas and was a close associate of J. Edgar Hoover. Later he became chief of security for the Convair aircraft factory and General Dynamics, and was a chairman of ASIS International. 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.