Matt Hazeltine

Matt Hazeltine

Date of birth:	August 2, 1933(1933-08-02)
Place of birth:	Ross, California
Date of death:	January 13, 1987(1987-01-13) (aged 53)
Place of death:	San Francisco, California
Career information
Position(s):	Linebacker
College:	California
NFL Draft:	1955 / Round: 4 / Pick: 45
Organizations
As player:
1955-1968 1970	San Francisco 49ers New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	2 (1962, 1964)
Playing stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Matthew Emory Hazeltine, Jr. (August 2, 1933 – January 13, 1987) was a professional American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants.

Hazeltine was a 1951 graduate of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California, and was a star player there and at the University of California, Berkeley. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.^[1]

While with the 49ers, Hazeltine was selected for the Pro Bowl twice, in 1963 and 1965. He was captain of the team for five years.^[2]

He died in San Francisco on January 13, 1987. He was one of three 1964 San Francisco 49ers teammates who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. The other two were Bob Waters and Gary Lewis.^[3][4]

See also

• 1954 College Football All-America Team

Notes

1. ^ College Football Hall of Fame, accessed March 28, 2007
2. ^ AP story, New York Times, January 17, 1987, "Matt Hazeltine, 53, Is Dead; Former Linebacker for 49ers", accessed July 12, 2007
3. ^ Cladia Wallis, Time Magazine, "Probing A Mysterious 'Cluster,'" Monday, February 23, 1987, accessed March 28, 2007
4. ^ Catamount Athletics, "Tribute to a Champion - the Bob Waters' Legacy", accessed July 12, 2007

Persondata
Name	Hazeltine, Matt
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	August 2, 1933
Place of birth	Ross, California
Date of death	January 13, 1987
Place of death	San Francisco, California

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