Matt Hazeltine

Matthew Emory Hazeltine Jr.

Position: LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 lbs.

Born: August 2, 1933 in Ross, CA
Died: January 13, 1987 in San Francisco, CA
College: California (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 4th round (45th overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 78 (438th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated May 18, 2013 9:25AM

All-Time Rank: #815. Cris Dishman… #816. Al Wilson… #817. George Atkinson… #818. MATT HAZELTINE… #819. Rich Saul… #820. Kerry Collins… #821. Doug Buffone…

All-Time Rank: #815. Cris Dishman… #816. Al Wilson… #817. George Atkinson… #818. MATT HAZELTINE… #819. Rich Saul… #820. Kerry Collins… #821. Doug Buffone…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1955	22	SFO	LLB	55	12								0	0	1	0	0				6
1956	23	SFO	RLB	55	12			1	7	0	7	0									6
1957	24	SFO	LLB	55	12			2	22	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	0				5
1958	25	SFO	RLB	55	12			3	30	1	17	0	0	0	2	0	0				6
1959	26	SFO	RLB	55	12								0	0	3	42	1				6
1960	27	SFO	RLB	55	12	12							0	0	1	0	0				9
1961	28	SFO	RLB	55	14	14		1	26	0	26	0	0	0	3	8	0				10
1962*	29	SFO	RLB	55	14	14		2	24	0	12	0	0	0	1	3	0				10
1963	30	SFO	RLB	55	13	13							0	0	1	0	0				5
1964*	31	SFO	RLB	55	14	14		1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0				13
1965	32	SFO	RLB	55	8	8		1	6	0	6	0									4
1966	33	SFO	RLB	55	14	12		1	8	0	8	0	0	0	1	22	1				8
1967	34	SFO	RLB	55	13	12															6
1968	35	SFO	RLB	55	14	14							0	0	1	0	0				7
1970	37	NYG	RLB	64	14	0		1	6	0	6	0	0	0	2	24	0				8
Career					190	113		13	130	1	26	0	0	0	18	99	2				109
14 yrs		SFO			176	113		12	124	1	26	0	0	0	16	75	2				101
1 yr		NYG			14	0		1	6	0	6	0	0	0	2	24	0				8

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1955	22	SFO	LLB	55	12							1	9	0	9	9.0	9
1957	24	SFO	LLB	55	12		1	1	0	1	1.0	1	23	0	23	23.0	24
1959	26	SFO	RLB	55	12							2	26	0	26	13.0	26
Career					190		1	1	0	1	1.0	4	58	0	26	14.5	59

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	Pts
1958	25	SFO	RLB	55	12			1	1	6
1959	26	SFO	RLB	55	12		1		1	6
1966	33	SFO	RLB	55	14	12	1		1	6
Career					190	113	2	1	3	18

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13	Larry Stallings, Willie McGinest, Jack Pardee, Roman Phifer, Darryl Talley, Eddie Robinson, Jim Houston, Bill Pellington, Mike Vrabel, Carl Banks
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1962 1964	Non-Offensive TDs 1958 NFL 1 (7) 1959 NFL 1 (2) 1966 NFL 1 (7)	Fumbles Recovered 1959 NFL 3 (9) Career 18 (132)	Fumble Return Yds 1959 NFL 42 (4) 1966 NFL 22 (10) Career 99 (123)
Fumble Return TD 1959 NFL 1 (1) 1966 NFL 1 (1) Career 2 (39)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1958 NFL 1 (2)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1959	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1961	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1962	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1962	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1962	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1964	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1964	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1964	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI

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