Devastated my friend & teammate Harold Hasselbach has left us much too early. A gentle giant of a man who was always so kind to me and my family, especially my kids. Praying for his incredible wife Aundrea & their four amazing children, Ashlee, Terran, Aven and Kian. RIP my… pic.twitter.com/9ftJNJjwvl
— Ed McCaffrey (@87ed) November 23, 2023
Former Denver Broncos defensive lineman Harald Hasselbach has died, the team confirmed Thursday. Hasselbach was 56.
Hasselbach died peacefully at home after a six-month battle with cancer, his family told the team’s official website.
Hasselbach was born in the Netherlands and spent time growing up in Indonesia and Kenya before playing high school football in Canada and playing college football for the Washington Huskies.
After being picked by the Calgary Stampeders in the fifth round of the 1989 CFL draft, Hasselbach went on to earn CFL All-Star honors in 1993 and win the Grey Cup in 1992.
After playing in Canada, Hasselbach joined the Broncos in 1994 and he went on to play seven seasons in Denver, winning back-to-back Super Bowls in the 1997 and 1998 seasons. He totaled 154 tackles, 17.5 sacks and four forced fumbles in 112 games with the Broncos.
A member of the B.C. Football Hall of Fame, Hasselbach coached defensive linemen at Regis Jesuit High School in Colorado after hanging up his cleats.