| Position | Guard, Halfback |
|---|---|
| Class | 1945 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 25, 1921 Austin, Texas, US |
| Died: | October 5, 1996 (aged 74) Huntsville, Texas, US |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Texas (1941-42, 1944) |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Stephen F. Austin |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Harold 'Hal' Joe Fischer, Sr. (October 25, 1921-October 5, 1996) was a former American football player who was a guard and back for the Texas Longhorns and the Southwestern Pirates in the 1940s. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 8th round of the 1944 NFL Draft
Fischer attended Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, TX.
Fischer played college football at the University of Texas, lettering in 1941-42 and 1944. [1] He helped Texas to go 8-1-1 with a #4 ranking in 1941 and then to go 9-2, win the Southwest Conference Championship and the Cotton Bowl to finish ranked #11 in 1942.
In 1943, Fischer and seven other Longhorns were transferred to Southwestern University as part of the Navy’s V-12 officer training program. While he was in the Marines, he was a starter on the 1943 Southwestern Pirates team that went 10-1-1 overall, attained the school's only ranking ever, dealt Texas its only loss of the season, and won the 1944 Sun Bowl. [2] He was honorable mention All-American guard by the AP that year. [3]
He returned to Texas for the 1944 season - after being drafted by the Redskins - with a medical discharge. [4] Though considered a great guard, he was moved to a blocking back in 1944. He made UPI’s All-Southwest Conference first team and the AP’s All-Southwest Conference second team as a blocking back and was named an All-America blocker. [5]
He played in the 1945 East-West Shrine Bowl. [1]