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Don Hasselbeck

Don Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster

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Born
April 1, 1955
Age in 2026
71
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1955

About Don Hasselbeck

Donald William Hasselbeck was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning second-team All-American honors in 1975. Hasselbeck was selected in the second round of the 1977 NFL draft. He won a Super Bowl with the Raiders in the 1983 season. In the 1977 NFL draft, Hasselbeck was selected late in the second round (52nd overall) by the New England Patriots (11–3 in 1976), where he played the first six seasons of his nine-year NFL career.

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Don Hasselbeck timeline

  1. In the 1977 NFL draft, Hasselbeck was selected late in the second round (52nd overall) by the New England Patriots (11–3 in 1976), where he played the first six seasons of his nine-year NFL career.
  2. Hasselbeck was selected in the second round of the 1977 NFL draft.
  3. He won a Super Bowl with the Raiders in the 1983 season.

The world when Don Hasselbeck was born

Don Hasselbeck was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

  • #1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Top movieMarty
  • Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
  • Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
  • Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
  • Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
  • Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
  • World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
  • U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Don Hasselbeck's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19552026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,950$435,000
Average income$6,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population165.3M341 million

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