Don Hasselbeck dies: Former NFL, CU Buffs tight end was 70
Former NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck who won a Super Bowl in his nine-year career and was the father of two NFL quarterbacks died Monday He was Hasselbeck s son Matt noted his father died after going into cardiac arrest at his home He was a great husband father grandfather friend coach competitor coworker artist mentor and storyteller Matt Hasselbeck wrote on social media Despite being an All-American at Colorado and a Super Bowl Champion with the Raiders what we are largest part proud of is the leader he was for our family The elder Hasselbeck was drafted in the second round by New England in after a standout collegiate career at Colorado He spent six full seasons with the Patriots and led the band in catches in with to go along with yards receiving and six TDs Related Articles CU Buffs to retire numbers of Shedeur Sanders Travis Hunter at Saturday s spring competition CU Buffs receivers coach Jason Phillips adjusting to life without NFL-bound stars CU Buffs Shedeur Sanders confident as NFL draft approaches Keeler Deion Sanders brought NFL back to Boulder in biggest way imaginable with CU Buffs pro day Keeler If Giants Browns aren t interested in drafting Shedeur Sanders they ve got a funny way of showing it He was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders early in the season and helped the association win the Super Bowl He had two TD catches in the regular season for the Raiders and the -foot- Hasselbeck blocked an extra point in a - win in the Super Bowl against Washington Hasselbeck then spent the following season with the New York Giants and had a TD catch in a playoff win over San Francisco and finished his career with Minnesota in Hasselbeck had catches for yards and touchdowns in career regular season games Two of Hasselbeck s sons went on to play quarterback in the NFL with Matt making three Pro Bowls and starting in a Super Bowl for Seattle following the season and Tim playing mostly as a backup Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams
