Don Hasselbeck
Donald William Hasselbeck was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning second-team All-American honors in 1975. Hasselbeck was selected in the second round of the 1977 [NFL draft]. He won a Super Bowl with the Raiders in the 1983 season.
Early life
Born to John William Hasselbeck and Molly M. Hasselbeck, he was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hasselbeck attended La Salle [High School |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 36th on the all-time receptions list at Colorado at Boulder|CU].Professional career
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. In 1981 he started 14 games and led the Patriots in receptions with 46, to go along with 808 yards and six TDs. He was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders early in the 1983 [Los Angeles Raiders season|1983] season; in Super Bowl XVIII, Hasselbeck blocked an extra point attempt by Washington. He then played for the Minnesota Vikings in 1984 [Minnesota Vikings season|1984] and the New York Giants in 1985 [New York Giants season|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.Personal life and death
Hasselbeck was married to Mary Beth "Betsy" Hasselbeck. He was the father of former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, formerly the starter for the Seattle Seahawks. Matt played on the Seahawks with Lofa Tatupu, who himself was the son of Don's teammate Mosi Tatupu.Hasselbeck's second son Tim Hasselbeck was an NFL backup quarterback who currently works for ESPN as a Fantasy Football analyst and is married to Elisabeth Hasselbeck. His third son, Nathanael Nicolas, played wide receiver at Boston College and the University of Massachusetts.