Harrison Lynn Rosdahl (August 24, 1941 – June 15, 2004) was an American professional football defensive lineman who played three seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourteenth round of the 1963 AFL Draft. He was also drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 1963 NFL draft. Rosdahl played college football at Penn State University and attended Ridgefield Park High School in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.[1] He was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs team that won the 1966 AFL championship.
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Position: | Defensive lineman |
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Born: | Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. | August 24, 1941
Died: | June 15, 2004 Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 62)
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
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High school: | Ridgefield Park(NJ) |
College: | Penn St. |
NFL draft: | 1963 / round: 14 / pick: 107 |
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Rosdahl died at the age of 62 on June 15, 2004, of a fall suffered at his home in Ridgefield Park.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Gavin, John A. "Harrison 'Hatch' Rosdahl, ex-pro football player, at 62", The Record (Bergen County), June 18, 2004. Accessed July 31, 2014. "RIDGEFIELD PARK - Harrison 'Hatch' Rosdahl, a professional football player for seven years, died from injuries suffered in a fall at his home Tuesday. He was 62. Mr. Rosdahl was born in Hackensack. He graduated in 1959 from Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School, where he starred in football and track."