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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | April 1, 1955 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Cincinnati (OH) La Salle | ||||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1977 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 107 |
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Receiving yards: | 1,542 |
Receiving TDs: | 18 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Donald William "Don" Hasselbeck (born April 1, 1955) is a former professional football player, a tight end in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hasselbeck attended La Salle High School, where he was an all-city selection in both football and basketball. He played college football at Colorado, where he majored in Fine Arts. He is currently ranked thirty-sixth on the all-time receptions list at CU.
Hasselbeck was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft, where he played for the first six seasons of his nine-year career. He was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders early in the 1983 season; in Super Bowl XVIII, Hasselbeck blocked an extra point attempt by Washington. He then played for the Minnesota Vikings in 1984 and the New York Giants in 1985 before retiring; he scored the final touchdown of the Giants' season in a 17-3 NFC Wild Card victory over the defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers.