Weldon Humble

Weldon Humble is one of the most honored linemen in collegiate football and a decorated Marine of World War II. He played for the Brackenridge Eagles before enrolling at Rice University where he was an outstanding two-way player in 1941, 1942 and 1946. Humble was the Owls’ MVP and an All-Southwest Conference selection in 1942 before joining the Marine Corps. He was awarded the Bronze Star for distinguished combat service on Okinawa. He returned to Rice in 1946 and was the team’s MVP, selected Outstanding Lineman of the SWC and named to both the All-SWC and All-American Teams. ​

Humble played four seasons with the Cleveland Browns from 1947 to 1950, during which time the team’s record was 45-4-3 and 6-0 post-season play. He was a guard and middle linebacker on the teams which won three All-American Conference titles and then the NFL Championship in 1950. He played in the first NFL’s Pro Bowl game in 1950.​

Humble has been inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the South Texas Hall of Fame, and the Rice University Athletic Hall of Fame, and was named to the 50th Anniversary All-Time Southwest Conference Team for 1919-1968 and to the Orange Bowl Hall of Honor.