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Matt Hazeltine

Matthew Emery Hazeltine Jr.

Position: LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: August 2, 1933 in Ross, CA
College: California

Career AV: 72 (523rd overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 4th round (45th overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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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 0 1 7 0 7 6
1957 24 SFO LLB 55 12 0 2 22 0 14 0 1 0 0 5
1958 25 SFO RLB 55 12 0 3 30 1 17 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 1 0 0 7
1961 28 SFO RLB 55 14 14 1 26 0 26 0 3 8 0 7
1962* 29 SFO RLB 55 14 14 2 24 0 12 0 1 3 0 11
1963 30 SFO RLB 55 13 13 0 1 0 0 5
1964* 31 SFO RLB 55 14 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13
1965 32 SFO RLB 55 8 8 1 6 0 6 5
1966 33 SFO RLB 55 14 12 1 8 0 8 0 1 22 1 6
1967 34 SFO RLB 55 13 12 6
1968 35 SFO RLB 55 14 14 0 1 0 0 7
1970 37 NYG RLB 64 14 0 1 6 0 6 0 2 24 0 7
Career 190 113 13 130 1 26 0 18 99 2 103
14 yrs SFO 176 113 12 124 1 26 0 16 75 2 96
1 yr NYG 14 0 1 6 0 6 0 2 24 0 7

Kick & Punt Returns

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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 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
1957 24 SFO LLB 55 12 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 23 0 23 23.0 24
1959 26 SFO RLB 55 12 0 2 26 0 26 13.0 26
Career 190 113 1 1 0 1 1.0 4 58 0 26 14.5 59

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1958 25 SFO RLB 55 12 0 1 1 6
1959 26 SFO RLB 55 12 0 1 1 6
1966 33 SFO RLB 55 14 12 1 1 6
Career 190 113 2 1 3 18

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jeff Staggs, Billy Ray Smith, Bill Pellington, Mike Green, Alex Gordon, Doug Eggers, Henry Davis, Tom Bettis, Bill Forester, Chuck Drazenovich
4 Bill Forester, Doug Eggers, Bill Pellington, Johnie Cooks, Keith Butler, Jeff Staggs, Billy Ray Smith, Tommy Polley, Steve Tovar, Winston Moss
5 Bill Forester, Doug Eggers, Johnie Cooks, Greg Buttle, Larry Stallings, Winston Moss, Ricardo McDonald, James Francis, Chuck Drazenovich, Keith Butler
6 Johnie Cooks, James Francis, Larry Stallings, Bill Forester, Keith Butler, Winston Moss, Chris Claiborne, Ben Leber, Ricardo McDonald, Greg Buttle
7 Larry Stallings, James Francis, Winston Moss, Morlon Greenwood, Keith Butler, Bob Babich, Greg Buttle, Chris Claiborne, Ben Leber, Gary Plummer
8 Larry Stallings, Eric Hill, James Francis, Gus Otto, Al Atkinson, Keith Butler, Jack Pardee, Eddie Robinson, Winston Moss, Billy Ray Smith
9 Larry Stallings, Eric Hill, James Francis, Lonnie Marts, Ralph Baker, Keith Butler, Winston Moss, Jim Houston, Roman Phifer, Ronald McKinnon
10 Larry Stallings, Eddie Robinson, Willie McGinest, Jack Pardee, E.J. Junior, Galen Fiss, Charlie Weaver, Carl Banks, William Thomas, Marcus Washington
11 Larry Stallings, Eddie Robinson, Willie McGinest, Jack Pardee, Takeo Spikes, Roman Phifer, Larry Morris, Eric Hill, Galen Fiss, Bob Brudzinski
12 Larry Stallings, Roman Phifer, Willie McGinest, Bill Pellington, Eddie Robinson, Carl Banks, Jim Houston, Jack Pardee, Darryl Talley, Larry Morris
13 Larry Stallings, Willie McGinest, Jack Pardee, Roman Phifer, Darryl Talley, Eddie Robinson, Jim Houston, Bill Pellington, Carl Banks, Steve Nelson
14 Larry Stallings, Willie McGinest, Darryl Talley, Roman Phifer, Jack Pardee, Steve Nelson, Bill Romanowski, Jim Houston, Eddie Robinson, Bill Pellington
15 Larry Stallings, Darryl Talley, Willie McGinest, Roman Phifer, Jack Pardee, Steve Nelson, Jim Houston, Eddie Robinson, Bill Pellington, Carl Banks
Career Larry Stallings, Roman Phifer, Darryl Talley, Willie McGinest, Steve Nelson, Jack Pardee, Jim Houston, Eddie Robinson, Bill Romanowski, Carl Banks

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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 (125)

Fumble Return Yds

1959 NFL 42 (4)
1966 NFL 22 (10)
Career 99 (115)

Fumble Return TD

1959 NFL 1 (1)
1966 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1958 NFL 1 (2)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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