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Linebacker, California, 1951–⁠54

Matt Hazeltine

Born
Aug 2, 1933, in Ross, California
Died
Jan 13, 1987, in San Francisco, California

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Matt Hazeltine played linebacker at California (1951–⁠54). The San Francisco 49ers took Hazeltine in round 4, No. 45 overall in the 1955 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

Best season
1954
First-team All-Pacific Coast
Drafted
No. 45
Round 4, 1955 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Honors

All-America: INS first team 1954; FWAA 1953; INS 1953; UP second team 1953; UP third team 1954

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1962, 1964) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1962, 1964)

All-Pro teams: AP second team 1962, 1964.

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