George Hultz

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = George Hultz

| image =

| caption =

| number = 76, 70{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/players/h/hult00600.html | title=George Hultz | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=20 December 2024}}

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|3|7|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 250

| high_school = Mobile County
(Grand Bay, Alabama)

| college = Southern Miss (1958–1961)

|draftyear=1961

|draftround=7

|draftpick=92

|afldraftyear=1961

|afldraftround=30

|afldraftpick=235

| pastteams =

St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1962}})
Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1963}})*
Mobile Tarpons (1966)

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 13

|pfr=HultGe20

}}

George A. Hultz (born March 7, 1939) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web| title=George Hultz | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HultGe20.htm | work=Pro-Football-Reference.com | accessdate=July 30, 2024}}

Early life and college

George A. Hultz was born on March 7, 1939, in Moss Point, Mississippi. As a teenager, George Hultz began playing football at Mobile County High School in Grand Bay, Alabama.{{Cite web |title=AHSFHS.org Alabama High School Players in the NFL |url=http://www.ahsfhs.org/NFL/NFL2.asp?abc=H |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=www.ahsfhs.org}} After graduating from high school, he played college football at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from 1958 to 1961, where he played both offensive and defensive positions. He was a two-year letterman from 1960 to 1961.

Professional football career

Hultz was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round, with the 92nd overall pick, of the 1961 NFL draft and by the Boston Patriots in the 30th round, with the 235th overall pick, of the 1961 AFL draft. He signed with the Cardinals in 1962 and played in 13 games for the team during the 1962 season. He was listed as a defensive tackle while with the Cardinals. He was waived on September 3, 1963.{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/transactions/h/hult00600.html | title=George Hultz NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=20 December 2024}}

Hultz was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings in 1963 but was later released.

He was a member of the Mobile Tarpons of the North American Football League in 1964.

Professional wrestling career

Later, Hultz worked as a professional wrestler{{cite web|url=https://www.oklafan.com/bios/view/1782/|title=George Hultz|publisher=Oklafan.com|access-date=2017-09-03}} from 1969 to 1974 in NWA Tri State, World Class Championship Wrestling and for promoter Nick Gulas in NWA Mid-America.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=19438|title=George Hultz « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=}}See Memphis Wrestling History, at http://www.memphiswrestlinghistory.com/1973.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814183024/http://www.memphiswrestlinghistory.com/1973.html |date=2010-08-14 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=20320&newsref= | title=George Hultz | publisher=wrestlingdata.com | accessdate=July 30, 2024}} He competed against Buddy Wolfe, another former NFL player, among others.See, one of many, http://www.infinitecore.com/superstar/index.php?threadid=63755&last=1

Personal life

His brother, Don Hultz, also played high school football at Grand Bay, Alabama and later at the University of Southern Mississippi. He played in the NFl for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears from 1963 to 1974.{{Cite web | title=Don Hultz | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HultDo20.htm | work=Pro-Football-Reference.com | accessdate=July 30, 2024}}{{Cite web |title=AHSFHS.org Alabama High School Players in the NFL |url=http://www.ahsfhs.org/nfl/NFL2.asp?abc=H |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=www.ahsfhs.org}}