Herbert Huebel
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Herbert Henry "Hub" Huebel (November 21, 1889 – November 6, 1950) was an American football
player and official in the United States
. He played at the halfback
and quarterback
positions for the University of Michigan
in 1911 and 1912.
Huebel was born in 1889 at Nadeau
, in Menominee County
in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His father, Charles J. Huebel, was a businessman in Menominee County, whose business interests included the C.J. Huebel Company, producers and wholesalers of cedar posts, poles and other cedar products. At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, Huebel was living in Menominee, Michigan
with his parents, C. J. Huebel and Zelia J. Huebel, and three younger brothers Archie, Robert and Norman Huebel. Huebel played quarterback for the football team at Menominee High School, graduating in 1908.
Before enrolling at the University of Michigan
, Huebel attended the College of St. Thomas
in Minnesota. He played quarterback for the College of St. Thomas football team.
He played college football
for the Michigan Wolverines
as a member of the freshman team in 1909, and as a member of the varsity team in 1911 and 1912. In 1911, Huebel won a varsity letter as a halfback for the Michigan football team that finished with a record of 5–1–2. In 1912, he won a second varsity letter as the starting quarterback for the Michigan team that finished with a record of 5–2. In January 1913, Huebel annnounced that he would not return to the football team in 1913, deciding to give up his school work and enter business.
In a draft registration card completed in June 1917, Huebel listed his residence at 2197 Divisadero Street
in San Francisco, California
. He was at that time working as the office manager for Belber Trunk & Bag Co. at 938 Mission Street
in San Francisco. He indicated he had previously served two years with the rank of first lieutenant in the Minnesota infantry. At the time of the 1920 U.S. Census, Huebel was employed as the office manager of a trunk company and living in San Francisco with his father, Christian J. Huebel, his mother Zelia Huebel, his wife Marie Huebel, and his son Herbert Henry Huebel, Jr. At the time of the 1930 U.S. Census, Huebel was living in Seattle, Washington
with his wife Marie and son Jack H. Huebel.
Huebel remained actively associated with college football throughout his life. In 1922, he was the President of the Pacific Coast Football Association, and wrote the section of Spalding's "Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide" concerning "Football in California." Between 1921 and 1942, Huebel served as a frequent umpire for Pacific Coast Conference
football games, Rose Bowl games, and East-West Shrine Games. He was the umpire in the USC-UCLA football game played on December 6, 1941, the day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
. After the 1922 Rose Bowl
, Washington & Jefferson supporters claimed that their team had been "robbed" of a touchdown in a scoreless game against the University of California
, due to an offside penalty called by Huebel. In 1947, The Michigan Alumnus reported that Huebel "was one of the most popular and busiest gridiron watchdogs out on the Pacific Coast for years." Huebel reportedly related "with glee the story of a five hundred dollar fee he received for one important game."
Huebel died in 1950 at Los Angeles, California
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and official in the United States
United States
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. He played at the halfback
Halfback (American football)
A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive...
and quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
positions for the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1911 and 1912.
Huebel was born in 1889 at Nadeau
Nadeau, Michigan
Nadeau is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. Nadeau is located in Nadeau Township along U.S. Route 41 and the Canadian National Railway, north of Carney. Nadeau has a post office with ZIP code 49863.- History :...
, in Menominee County
Menominee County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,326 people, 10,529 households, and 7,001 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 13,639 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His father, Charles J. Huebel, was a businessman in Menominee County, whose business interests included the C.J. Huebel Company, producers and wholesalers of cedar posts, poles and other cedar products. At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, Huebel was living in Menominee, Michigan
Menominee, Michigan
Menominee is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,131. It is the county seat of Menominee County. Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba...
with his parents, C. J. Huebel and Zelia J. Huebel, and three younger brothers Archie, Robert and Norman Huebel. Huebel played quarterback for the football team at Menominee High School, graduating in 1908.
Before enrolling at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Huebel attended the College of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
in Minnesota. He played quarterback for the College of St. Thomas football team.
He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for the Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
as a member of the freshman team in 1909, and as a member of the varsity team in 1911 and 1912. In 1911, Huebel won a varsity letter as a halfback for the Michigan football team that finished with a record of 5–1–2. In 1912, he won a second varsity letter as the starting quarterback for the Michigan team that finished with a record of 5–2. In January 1913, Huebel annnounced that he would not return to the football team in 1913, deciding to give up his school work and enter business.
In a draft registration card completed in June 1917, Huebel listed his residence at 2197 Divisadero Street
Divisadero
-Mexico:* Divisadero, Chihuahua, a town on the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico * Divisaderos, Sonora-United States:* Divisadero Street, in San Francisco* Divisadero Street, in Visalia, California- Other :...
in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. He was at that time working as the office manager for Belber Trunk & Bag Co. at 938 Mission Street
Mission Street
Mission Street is a north-south arterial thoroughfare in San Francisco, California that runs from the city's southern border to its northeast corner. The street and the Mission District through which it runs were named for the Spanish Mission Dolores, several blocks away from the modern route. Only...
in San Francisco. He indicated he had previously served two years with the rank of first lieutenant in the Minnesota infantry. At the time of the 1920 U.S. Census, Huebel was employed as the office manager of a trunk company and living in San Francisco with his father, Christian J. Huebel, his mother Zelia Huebel, his wife Marie Huebel, and his son Herbert Henry Huebel, Jr. At the time of the 1930 U.S. Census, Huebel was living in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
with his wife Marie and son Jack H. Huebel.
Huebel remained actively associated with college football throughout his life. In 1922, he was the President of the Pacific Coast Football Association, and wrote the section of Spalding's "Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide" concerning "Football in California." Between 1921 and 1942, Huebel served as a frequent umpire for Pacific Coast Conference
Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pacific-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis...
football games, Rose Bowl games, and East-West Shrine Games. He was the umpire in the USC-UCLA football game played on December 6, 1941, the day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, known to Hawaiians as Puuloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet...
. After the 1922 Rose Bowl
1922 Rose Bowl
The 1922 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 1922, between Washington & Jefferson College and the University of California, Berkeley...
, Washington & Jefferson supporters claimed that their team had been "robbed" of a touchdown in a scoreless game against the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, due to an offside penalty called by Huebel. In 1947, The Michigan Alumnus reported that Huebel "was one of the most popular and busiest gridiron watchdogs out on the Pacific Coast for years." Huebel reportedly related "with glee the story of a five hundred dollar fee he received for one important game."
Huebel died in 1950 at Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.