Former NFL tight finish Don Hasselbeck, who received a Tremendous Bowl in his nine-year profession and was the daddy of two NFL quarterbacks, died Monday.
He was 70.
Hasselbeck’s son, Matt, mentioned his father died after going into cardiac arrest at his house.
“He was a great husband, father, grandfather, friend, coach, player, 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 most proud of is the leader he was for our family.”
The elder Hasselbeck was drafted within the second spherical by New England in 1977 after a standout collegiate profession at Colorado.
He spent six full seasons with the Patriots and led the staff in catches in 1981 with 46, to go together with 808 yards receiving and 6 TDs.
He was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders early within the 1983 season and helped the staff win the Tremendous Bowl.
He had two TD catches within the common season for the Raiders and the 6-foot-7 Hasselbeck blocked an additional level in a 38-9 win within the Tremendous Bowl in opposition to Washington.
Hasselbeck then spent the next season with the New York Giants and had a TD catch in a playoff win over San Francisco and completed his profession with Minnesota in 1985.
Hasselbeck had 107 catches for 1,542 yards and 18 touchdowns in 123 profession common season video games.
Two of Hasselbeck’s sons went on to play quarterback within the NFL, with Matt making three Professional Bowls and beginning in a Tremendous Bowl for Seattle following the 2005 season and Tim taking part in largely as a backup.
