# Greg Hartle > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Greg_Hartle > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Greg_Hartle.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Hartle > Source revision: 1350314443 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Linebacker) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|2|14}} | birth_place = [Savannah, Georgia](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 225 | high_school = [Newberry](/source/Newberry_High_School_(South_Carolina)) {{nowrap|([Newberry, South Carolina](/source/Newberry%2C_South_Carolina))}} | college = [Newberry](/source/Newberry_Wolves_football) (1970–1973) | draftyear = 1974 | draftround = 10 | draftpick = 251 | pastteams = * [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)) ({{NFL Year|1974}}–{{NFL Year|1976}}) * [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins) ({{NFL Year|1977}}) | pfr = H/HartGr20 }} '''Gregory Alan Hartle''' (born February 14, 1951) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) [linebacker](/source/linebacker) who played three seasons with the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was selected by the Cardinals in the tenth round of the [1974 NFL draft](/source/1974_NFL_draft) after playing [college football](/source/college_football) at [Newberry College](/source/Newberry_College). ==Early life and college== Gregory Alan Hartle was born on February 14, 1951, in [Savannah, Georgia](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia). He attended [Newberry High School](/source/Newberry_High_School_(South_Carolina)) in [Newberry, South Carolina](/source/Newberry%2C_South_Carolina). Hartle was a member of the [Newberry Wolves](/source/Newberry_Wolves_football) of [Newberry College](/source/Newberry_College) from 1970 to 1973 as a [linebacker](/source/linebacker) and [defensive end](/source/defensive_end).{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/h/hart03200.html | title=Greg Hartle | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=28 January 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news/164130524/ | title=Local Draftees Considering Futures | work=[The Greenville News](/source/The_Greenville_News) | date=February 1, 1974 | accessdate=28 January 2025}} ==Professional career== Hartle was selected by the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/Arizona_Cardinals) in the tenth round, with the 251st overall pick, of the [1974 NFL draft](/source/1974_NFL_draft) as a linebacker.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HartGr20.htm | title=Greg Hartle | publisher=[Pro Football Reference](/source/Pro_Football_Reference) | accessdate=28 January 2025}} He started the first three games of the 1974 season in place of the injured [Mark Arneson](/source/Mark_Arneson).{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state/164131114/ | title=Hartle Finds A Home With NFL Cardinals | work=[The State](/source/The_State_(newspaper)) | date=October 20, 1974 | accessdate=28 January 2025 | author=Trubiano, Ernie | pages=6D}} Arneson returned as the starter after recovering. Overall, Hartle played in 14 games, starting three, for the Cardinals during his rookie year in 1974 and recovered one fumble. He was Newberry College's first NFL player.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/newberry/ | title=Greg Hartle | publisher=[Pro Football Reference](/source/Pro_Football_Reference) | accessdate=28 January 2025}} 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.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/164131253/ | title=Big Red Defense | work=[St. Louis Post-Dispatch](/source/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch) | date=September 12, 1976 | accessdate=28 January 2025 | pages=3E}} Hartle also started the first game of the season in 1976 but was then placed on injured reserve for the rest of the year.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph/164130690/ | title=Pro sports transactions | work=[The Pantagraph](/source/The_Pantagraph) | date=September 17, 1976 | accessdate=28 January 2025}} He became a free agent after the season. Hartle signed with the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins) on April 5, 1977. He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 1977, and spent the entire year there. He became a free agent after the season.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/h/hart03200.html | title=Greg Hartle NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=28 January 2025}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{St. Louis Cardinals 1974 draft navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartle, Greg}} Category:Living people Category:1951 births Category:Players of American football from Savannah, Georgia Category:American football linebackers Category:Newberry Wolves football players Category:St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Category:Washington Redskins players Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Greg Hartle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Hartle) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Hartle?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.