The former tight winger of Colorado and NFL, Don Hasselbeck, died on Monday. He was 70 years old.
The father of ex -quarterbacks Matt and Tim Hasselbeck died of cardiac arrest, According to an article on Matt Hasselbeck's social networks.
“He was a big husband, father, grandfather, friend, coach, player, colleague, artist, mentor and storyteller,” wrote Matt. “Although he is an All-American in Colorado and a Super Bowl champion with the Raiders, which we are most proud of is the leader he was for our family.”
“He helped put our feet on solid ground. Married to and in love with our mom, Betsy, for 50 years, they built their house on the rock of Jesus Christ. Our father's prayer newspapers, in his meticulous writing and in a rainbow of pen colors, each hold our names.
Don Hasselbeck was a choice of second round of the Patriots of New England in the 1977 NFL draft. He was the overall choice n ° 52 and spent the first six seasons of his career with the Patriots before joining the raiders just after the start of the 1983 season. This team of raiders went 12-4 in the regular season and beat Washington 38-9 XVIII after having shot down the Seattle Seahawks in the AFC title match.
After playing this season for raiders, Hasselbeck spent two additional seasons in the NFL with the Vikings and the Giants. His best season in the League occurred in 1981, when he had 46 catches for 808 yards and six affected. He finished his caregiver with 107 catches for 1,542 yards and 18 affected in nine seasons.
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In four seasons in Colorado, Hasselbeck achieved 50 catches for 612 yards and three affected. As a junior in 1975, he had 22 games for 235 yards and had these three TD catches this season.
Matt and Tim Hasselbeck played university football at the Boston College. Matt was a choice of sixth round of the Green Bay packers in the 19th century NFL draft and played 17 seasons in the NFL. He was the starting QB for Seattle Seahawks for 10 seasons from 2001 to 2010. Tim Hasselbeck was an un residued free agent who spent time with four teams on four -season parts in the 2000s and is now an analyst for ESPN.
