Former NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck, who won a Super Bowl in his nine-year profession and was the daddy of two NFL quarterbacks, died Monday.
He was 70.
Hasselbeck’s son, Matt, said his father died after going into cardiac arrest at his home.
“He was an ideal 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’re most happy with is the leader he was for our family.”
The elder Hasselbeck was drafted within the second round by Latest England in 1977 after a standout collegiate profession at Colorado.
He spent six full seasons with the Patriots and led the team 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 team win the Super Bowl.
He had two TD catches within the regular season for the Raiders and the 6-foot-7 Hasselbeck blocked an additional point in a 38-9 win within the Super Bowl against Washington.
Hasselbeck then spent the next season with the Latest York Giants and had a TD catch in a playoff win over San Francisco and finished his profession with Minnesota in 1985.
Hasselbeck had 107 catches for 1,542 yards and 18 touchdowns in 123 profession regular season games.
Two of Hasselbeck’s sons went on to play quarterback within the NFL, with Matt making three Pro Bowls and starting in a Super Bowl for Seattle following the 2005 season and Tim playing mostly as a backup.
