Hasson Arbubakrr (born December 9, 1960) is a former gridiron football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL draft. He used to be known as "Tic Tic Boom" while on the Minnesota Vikings. He played a single season with the Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983–1984) before playing four years in the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1985–1987) and the Ottawa Rough Riders.[1]
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born: | December 9, 1960 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Weequahic (Newark, New Jersey) | ||||
| College: | Texas Tech | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 9 / pick: 238 | ||||
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Raised in Newark, New Jersey, Arbubakrr played his first two years of prep football at Malcolm X Shabazz High School before transferring for his final two seasons and graduating from Weequahic High School in 1979.[2] Arbubakrr played college football at Pasadena Community College and Texas Tech.[3]
Arbubakrr is the father of basketball player Hassan Whiteside.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 26, 1987.
- ^ Carter, Barry. "Shabazz vs. Weequahic -- a rivalry for the ages duels in football championship", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 2, 2016, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed December 19, 2019. "Hassan Arbubakrr attended both schools -- freshman and sophomore years at Shabazz -- but aligns himself with Weequahic after graduating there in 1979."
- ^ Arbubakrr Bucs profile
- ^ Interview with Hassan Whiteside Archived October 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mcgill, Chuck (March 21, 2010). "7-foot Marshall freshman may still be growing". USA Today. Retrieved February 9, 2015.