{{Short description|American football player (born 1951)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Greg Hartle | image = | upright = .6 | number = 50 | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|2|14}} | birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 225 | high_school = Newberry {{nowrap|(Newberry, South Carolina)}} | college = Newberry (1970–1973) | draftyear = 1974 | draftround = 10 | draftpick = 251 | pastteams = * St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1974}}–{{NFL Year|1976}}) * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1977}}) | pfr = H/HartGr20 }} '''Gregory Alan Hartle''' (born February 14, 1951) is an American former professional football linebacker who played three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cardinals in the tenth round of the 1974 NFL draft after playing college football at Newberry College.
==Early life and college== Gregory Alan Hartle was born on February 14, 1951, in Savannah, Georgia.<ref name="Pfa"/> He attended Newberry High School in Newberry, South Carolina.<ref name="Pfa"/>
Hartle was a member of the Newberry Wolves of Newberry College from 1970 to 1973 as a linebacker and defensive end.<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/h/hart03200.html | title=Greg Hartle | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=28 January 2025}}</ref><ref name="Fut">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news/164130524/ | title=Local Draftees Considering Futures | work=The Greenville News | date=February 1, 1974 | accessdate=28 January 2025}}</ref>
==Professional career== Hartle was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the tenth round, with the 251st overall pick, of the 1974 NFL draft as a linebacker.<ref name="Pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HartGr20.htm | title=Greg Hartle | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=28 January 2025}}</ref> He started the first three games of the 1974 season in place of the injured Mark Arneson.<ref name="1974i">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state/164131114/ | title=Hartle Finds A Home With NFL Cardinals | work=The State | date=October 20, 1974 | accessdate=28 January 2025 | author=Trubiano, Ernie | pages=6D}}</ref> Arneson returned as the starter after recovering.<ref name="1974i"/> Overall, Hartle played in 14 games, starting three, for the Cardinals during his rookie year in 1974 and recovered one fumble.<ref name="Pfr"/> He was Newberry College's first NFL player.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/newberry/ | title=Greg Hartle | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=28 January 2025}}</ref> He appeared in 13 games, starting three in place of the injured Arneson, during the 1975 season, recording one fumble recovery and one kick return for 20 yards.<ref name="Pfr"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/164131253/ | title=Big Red Defense | work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch | date=September 12, 1976 | accessdate=28 January 2025 | pages=3E}}</ref> Hartle also started the first game of the season in 1976 but was then placed on injured reserve for the rest of the year.<ref name="Pfr"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph/164130690/ | title=Pro sports transactions | work=The Pantagraph | date=September 17, 1976 | accessdate=28 January 2025}}</ref> He became a free agent after the season.<ref name="transactions"/>
Hartle signed with the Washington Redskins on April 5, 1977.<ref name="transactions"/> He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 1977, and spent the entire year there.<ref name="transactions"/> He became a free agent after the season.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/h/hart03200.html | title=Greg Hartle NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=28 January 2025}}</ref>
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