Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Prior to that he played for the Milwaukee Chiefs of the third American Football League. In 1940 Eckl was elected to the All-American Federation of Labor-Congress, with 1st team honors. A year later, he remained in the American Federation of Labor-Congress, with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Prior to his professional career, Eckl played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.