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| name = Harald Hasselbach

| image = Harald = Hasselbach.jpeg

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| number = 96

| position = [[Defensive end]]

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1967|9|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|11|23|1967|9|22|df=y}}

| death_place = [[Parker, Colorado]], U.S.US

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lbs = 285

| high_school = [[South Delta Secondary School|South Delta]] {{nowrap|([[Delta, British Columbia|Delta, BC]], Canada)}}

| college = [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]

| cfldraftyear = 1989

| cfldraftround = 5

| cfldraftpick = 34

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| pfr statvalue1 = H/HassHa20154

'''Harald Hasselbach''' (22 September 1967 – 23 November 2023) was a Dutch [[gridiron football]] player who was a [[defensive end]] in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) and [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played seven seasons in the NFL for the [[Denver Broncos]] from 1994 to 2000, winning two [[Super Bowl]]s, including a [[starting lineup|start]] in [[Super Bowl XXXIII]].<ref name="delta-optimist.com">{{Cite web |title=Hasselbach among B.C. Football Hall of Fame inductees |date=4 November 2016 |url=http://www.delta-optimist.com/sports/hasselbach-among-b-c-football-hall-of-fame-inductees-1.2451548}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XXXIII – Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons – January 31st, 1999 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199901310atl.htm |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> Previously, he played four seasons for the [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the CFL, winning the [[80th Grey Cup]] in [[1992 Calgary Stampeders season|1992]].<ref>{{cite news|title=THE RING BEARERS: SUPER BOWL AND GREY CUP WINNING PLAYERS|url=https://www.cflaa.ca/the-ring-bearers-super-bowl-and-grey-cup-winning-players/|publisher=CFL Alumni Association|access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref> He played [[college football]] for the [[Washington Huskies football|Washington Huskies]] after attending high school near Vancouver. During his youth, he played a variety of sports while his family lived on four different continents. After retiring as a player, he became a high school football coach. He is the only Dutch player to have become a [[Super Bowl Champion playerchampion]].

InPlaying five years of college football forat the [[University of Washington]] and backing up [[Dennis Brown (defensive end)|Dennis Brown]] and [[Steve Emtman]], he only appeared in four plays, including a [[tackle (football move)|tackle]] of [[Emmitt Smith]]. He talked the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] out of drafting him in the [[1990 NFL draft]] because he had already signed with the [[Calgary Stampeders]]. He then went on to play four seasons in the CFL (two as an all-star). At Calgary, [[defensive line]] coach [[Tom Higgins (Canadian football)|Tom Higgins]] helped mold his talent before he engaged in a 14-team bidding war for his services, deciding to sign with the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref name=HHTHiaNPaUM/>

From [[1994 NFL season|1994]] through [[2000 NFL season|2000]], Hasselbach played for the Broncos, where he tallied 154 tackles, 29 regular season starts and a start in [[Super Bowl XXXIII]].<ref name=HHTHiaNPaUM>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/washington/legends/how-hasselbach-turned-himself-into-an-nfl-player-after-uw-failure|title=How Hasselbach Turned Himself into an NFL Player after UW Miss|accessdate=24 November 2023|date=3 February 2021|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|author=Raley, Dan}}</ref> He had 17.5 NFL-career [[quarterback sack]]s and four forced [[fumble]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/former-broncos-dl-harald-hasselbach-two-time-super-bowl-champion-dies-at-56-afte|title=Former Broncos DL Harald Hasselbach, two-time Super Bowl champion, dies at 56 after fighting cancer|accessdate=24 November 2023|date=23 November 2023|publisher=[[NFL]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> He never missed a game (regular or playoff) in his seven-year tenure (121 games) in Denver.<ref name=BtSBcHHda5>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38965917/broncos-two-super-bowl-champ-harald-hasselbach-dies-56|title=Broncos' two-time Super Bowl champ Harald Hasselbach dies at 56|accessdate=23 November 2023|date=23 November 2023|publisher=[[ESPN]]|author=Schefter, Adam}}</ref> This total included nine [[NFL playoffs|NFL playoff]] games and starts in all three playoff games when Denver repeated as [[Super Bowl champions]] in Super Bowl XXXIII, where he recorded two tackles against [[1998 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kiro7.com/sports/former-uw-husky-lineman-harald-hasselbach-who-won-two-super-bowls-with-broncos-dead-56/XBN5PVXYLBANLBWYQA365EBVRQ/|title=Former UW Husky lineman Harald Hasselbach, who won two Super Bowls with Broncos, dead at 56|accessdate=24 November 2023|date=23 November 2023|publisher=[[KIRO-TV]]|author=Cwik, Chris}}</ref> He is one of at least ten players to have won a [[Grey Cup]] and a Super Bowl.<ref name="BtSBcHHda5" />

Hasselbach's older brother [[Ernst-Paul Hasselbach|Ernst-Paul]] (1965–2008) was a television presenter.<ref name=demorgen>{{cite web |title=Robinson-presentator en Vlaamse assistente komen om bij opnames '71 Graden Noord' |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/robinson-presentator-en-vlaamse-assistente-komen-om-bij-opnames-71-graden-noord~bc8da15d/ |website=[[De Morgen]] |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> Hasselbach had a wife and four children.<ref name=ad/> Hasselbach and his son Terran, who played college football for [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]],<ref>{{cite webmagazine |author=Raley, Dan |date=23 November 2023 |title=Cancer Claims Hasselbach, Little-Used Husky Turned NFL Starter |url=https://www.si.com/college/washington/football/cancer-claims-hasselbach-little-used-husky-turned-nfl-starter |accessdate=24 November 2023 |workmagazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> were in a near-fatal car accident when Terran was a high school freshman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/terran-hasselbach/11206|title=96 Terran Hasselbach|accessdate=24 November 2023|date=|publisher=[[Colorado Buffaloes]]}}</ref>