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Oscar Eckhardt

Player Profile

Sport: multi
Position: multi
Inducted: 1961
Hometown: Austin, Texas

FOOTBALL (1922-23, Halfback)
BASEBALL (1922-24, Pitcher)

• All-SWC for 8-0-1 football team in 1923
• Leading pitcher on 1923 baseball team
• Helped UT win SWC baseball titles in 1922 and 1924
• All-SWC pitcher (6-1) in 1924
• Hit .440 in 1924
• Played major league baseball for Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers
• Played professional football for New York Giants in 1928
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