Matt Hazeltine

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameMatthew Emery "Matt"•Hazeltine
Used nameMatt•Hazeltine
Born11 April 1893 in Prescott, Arizona (USA)
Died19 October 1979 in Marin County, California (USA)
AffiliationsCalifornia Golden Bears, Berkeley (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Matt Hazeltine’s son, Matt Hazeltine, Jr., later played in the NFL, with the San Francisco 49ers from 1955-68 and ending with one season with the New York Giants in 1970. Like his father, he played football at U Cal Berkeley. Matt Jr. died from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) as did three of his 49ers teammates, an unusual cluster of that rare disease.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Rugby (Rugby) USA Matt Hazeltine
Rugby, Men (Olympic) United States DNS