Baseball | Coaching | Football
Born: January 29, 1896
Hometown: Jackson, MS
Year Induction: 1961
Deceased : March 25, 1983
Mississippi College (1915-1917, 1919-1921)
Patterson (sawmill team) and Standard Oil (Baton Rouge), baseball (1919)
Memphis Tigers (1931-1934) professional football player
New York Giants, baseball (Spring 1922)
Mississippi Schools (1922-1946)
National Football Hall of Fame (’63)
Mississippi College Sports Hall of Fame
Millsaps Sports Hall of Fame
Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame
Robinson-Hale Stadium at Mississippi College is named in his honor.
Hale & Jones Sporting Goods Company was organized by Goat Hale and Jerrell “Fid” Jones.
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