Former Broncos DL Harald Hasselbach, two-time Super Bowl champion, dies at 56 after fighting cancer
DENVER (AP) — Harald Hasselbach, a defensive lineman for the Denver Broncos during the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl championships in the late 1990s, has died at age 56.
The Broncos announced Hasselbach’s death on Thursday, citing family. Hasselbach’s family said he died at home in the Denver area after a six-month fight with cancer.
Hasselbach began his career with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He’s one of 10 players to win a Grey Cup and a Super Bowl.
Hasselbach never missed a game during his seven seasons with the Broncos between 1994 and 2000, getting 154 tackles, 17.5 sacks and four forced fumbles.
He started 29 regular-season games and three playoff games, including the Broncos’ win over the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl following the 1998 season.
His seven seasons in the NFL followed a four-year career with the Stampeders, where he was a CFL All-Star.
A native of the Netherlands, Hasselbach played at the University of Washington after growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He is survived by his wife, four children and four grandchildren.
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2023 Seattle Seahawks Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Born | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Devin Bush | LB | 5-11 | 234 | 07-18-1998 | 4 | Michigan |
| 1 | Dee Eskridge | WR | 5-9 | 190 | 03-23-1997 | 2 | Western Michigan |
| 2 | Drew Lock | QB | 6-4 | 228 | 11-10-1996 | 4 | Missouri |
| 4 | Michael Dickson | P | 6-2 | 208 | 01-04-1996 | 5 | Texas |
| 5 | Jason Myers | K | 5-10 | 190 | 05-12-1991 | 8 | Marist |
| 6 | Quandre Diggs | FS | 5-9 | 197 | 01-22-1993 | 8 | Texas |
| 7 | Geno Smith | QB | 6-3 | 221 | 10-10-1990 | 10 | West Virginia |
| 8 | Coby Bryant | CB | 6-1 | 193 | 03-29-1999 | 1 | Cincinnati |
| 9 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 5-9 | 211 | 10-20-2000 | 1 | Michigan State |
| 10 | Uchenna Nwosu | LB | 6-2 | 251 | 12-28-1996 | 5 | USC |
| 11 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | 6-0 | 197 | 02-14-2002 | 0 | Ohio State |
| 13 | Cody Thompson | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 01-11-1996 | 4 | Toledo |
| 14 | DK Metcalf | WR | 6-4 | 235 | 12-14-1997 | 4 | Ole Miss |
| 15 | Brett Rypien | QB | 6-2 | 202 | 07-09-1996 | 4 | Boise State |
| 16 | Tyler Lockett | WR | 5-10 | 182 | 09-28-1992 | 8 | Kansas State |
| 18 | Lance Boykin | CB | 6-2 | 198 | 08-31-2000 | 0 | Coastal Carolina |
| 19 | Jake Bobo | WR | 6-4 | 207 | 08-04-1998 | 0 | UCLA |
| 20 | Julian Love | SAF | 5-11 | 195 | 03-19-1998 | 4 | Notre Dame |
| 21 | Devon Witherspoon | CB | 6-0 | 185 | 12-11-2000 | 0 | Illinois |
| 22 | Tre Brown | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 09-24-1997 | 2 | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Artie Burns | CB | 6-0 | 187 | 05-01-1995 | 7 | Miami (FL) |
| 25 | Kenny McIntosh | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 03-03-2000 | 0 | Georgia |
| 26 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 6-1 | 214 | 01-08-2001 | 0 | UCLA |
| 27 | Riq Woolen | CB | 6-4 | 210 | 05-02-1999 | 1 | UTSA |
| 30 | Michael Jackson | CB | 6-1 | 210 | 01-10-1997 | 4 | Miami (FL) |
| 31 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 5-10 | 214 | 09-16-1998 | 3 | Miami (FL) |
| 32 | Jerrick Reed II | SAF | 5-9 | 196 | 08-07-2000 | 0 | New Mexico |
| 33 | Jamal Adams | SS | 6-1 | 213 | 10-17-1995 | 6 | LSU |
| 34 | Jonathan Sutherland | SS | 5-11 | 202 | 08-09-1998 | 0 | Penn State |
| 38 | Brady Russell | TE | 6-3 | 250 | 08-31-1998 | 0 | Colorado |
| 39 | Ty Okada | SS | 5-11 | 193 | 06-04-1999 | 0 | Montana State |
| 40 | Bryant Koback | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 04-06-1998 | 1 | Toledo |
| 41 | Chris Stoll | LS | 6-2 | 255 | 08-03-1998 | 0 | Penn State |
| 42 | Drake Thomas | LB | 5-11 | 228 | 02-25-2000 | 0 | North Carolina State |
| 43 | Levi Bell | OLB | 5-11 | 262 | 08-06-1999 | 0 | Texas State |
| 44 | Nick Bellore | LB | 6-1 | 250 | 05-12-1989 | 12 | Central Michigan |
| 49 | Joshua Onujiogu | LB | 6-2 | 252 | 03-03-1998 | 1 | Framingham State |
| 50 | Patrick O’Connell | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 12-31-1998 | 0 | Montana |
| 51 | Olu Oluwatimi | C | 6-3 | 309 | 08-05-1999 | 0 | Michigan |
| 52 | Darrell Taylor | LB | 6-4 | 267 | 03-24-1997 | 3 | Tennessee |
| 53 | Boye Mafe | LB | 6-4 | 261 | 11-30-1998 | 1 | Minnesota |
| 54 | Bobby Wagner | LB | 6-0 | 242 | 06-27-1990 | 11 | Utah State |
| 55 | Dre’Mont Jones | DE | 6-3 | 281 | 01-05-1997 | 4 | Ohio State |
| 56 | Jordyn Brooks | LB | 6-0 | 240 | 10-21-1997 | 3 | Texas Tech |
| 57 | Frank Clark | DE | 6-3 | 265 | 06-14-1993 | 8 | Michigan |
| 58 | Derick Hall | OLB | 6-3 | 254 | 03-19-2001 | 0 | Auburn |
| 59 | Jon Rhattigan | LB | 6-0 | 236 | 02-02-1999 | 2 | Army |
| 60 | Phil Haynes | G | 6-4 | 322 | 10-19-1995 | 4 | Wake Forest |
| 62 | Joey Hunt | C | 6-2 | 299 | 02-22-1994 | 7 | TCU |
| 63 | Evan Brown | C | 6-2 | 320 | 09-16-1996 | 5 | SMU |
| 64 | Austin Faoliu | NT | 6-3 | 305 | 01-09-1999 | 2 | Oregon |
| 66 | McClendon Curtis | G | 6-6 | 325 | 09-16-1999 | 0 | Chattanooga |
| 67 | Charles Cross | T | 6-5 | 311 | 11-25-2000 | 1 | Mississippi State |
| 68 | Damien Lewis | G | 6-2 | 327 | 03-21-1997 | 3 | LSU |
| 70 | Jason Peters | T | 6-4 | 328 | 01-22-1982 | 19 | Arkansas |
| 72 | Abraham Lucas | T | 6-6 | 322 | 10-25-1998 | 1 | Washington State |
| 74 | Jake Curhan | T | 6-6 | 316 | 07-09-1998 | 2 | California |
| 75 | Anthony Bradford | G | 6-5 | 332 | 04-28-2001 | 0 | LSU |
| 76 | Ben Brown | G | 6-5 | 313 | 05-19-1998 | 1 | Ole Miss |
| 78 | Stone Forsythe | T | 6-8 | 307 | 12-29-1997 | 2 | Florida |
| 79 | Raiqwon O’Neal | T | 6-4 | 305 | 01-12-2000 | 0 | UCLA |
| 83 | Dareke Young | WR | 6-2 | 224 | 06-04-1999 | 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| 84 | Colby Parkinson | TE | 6-7 | 265 | 01-08-1999 | 3 | Stanford |
| 85 | Tyler Mabry | TE | 6-3 | 247 | 11-21-1996 | 3 | Maryland |
| 86 | Easop Winston Jr. | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 12-17-1996 | 3 | Washington State |
| 87 | Noah Fant | TE | 6-4 | 249 | 11-20-1997 | 4 | Iowa |
| 88 | Cade Johnson | WR | 5-10 | 184 | 04-10-1998 | 2 | South Dakota State |
| 89 | Will Dissly | TE | 6-4 | 265 | 07-08-1996 | 5 | Washington |
| 90 | Jarran Reed | DE | 6-3 | 306 | 12-16-1992 | 7 | Alabama |
| 91 | Bryan Mone | DT | 6-3 | 345 | 10-20-1995 | 4 | Michigan |
| 92 | Tyreke Smith | LB | 6-3 | 255 | 02-14-2000 | 1 | Ohio State |
| 93 | Cameron Young | DT | 6-3 | 304 | 06-08-2000 | 0 | Mississippi State |
| 94 | Mike Morris | DE | 6-6 | 295 | 04-22-2001 | 0 | Michigan |
| 95 | Myles Adams | DT | 6-2 | 290 | 03-09-1998 | 3 | Rice |
| 97 | Mario Edwards Jr. | DE | 6-3 | 280 | 01-25-1994 | 8 | Florida State |
| 99 | Leonard Williams | DL | 6-5 | 300 | 06-20-1994 | 8 | USC |
