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Matt Hazeltine

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Place of birth
  
Ross, California

Role
  
American football player

Name
  
Matt Hazeltine


1955-1968
  
San Francisco 49ers

College
  
California

Positions
  
Linebacker

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Date of birth
  
(1933-08-02)August 2, 1933

Date of death
  
January 13, 1987(1987-01-13) (aged 53)

Place of death
  
San Francisco, California Cause of death amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Died
  
January 13, 1987, San Francisco, California, United States

Education
  
University of California, Berkeley

NFL draft
  
1955 (Round: 4 / Pick: 45)

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.

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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.

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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.

Hazeltine missed the 1969 season with injuries, but returned in 1970 for one season with the New York Giants. Following his retirement from the gridiron, Hazeltine operated a successful insurance agency in San Francisco.

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.

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