Clark Haggans
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Torrance, California, U.S. | January 10, 1977||||||
Died: | June 17, 2023 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 46)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates, California) | ||||||
College: | Colorado State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 137 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Clark Cromwell Haggans (January 10, 1977 – June 17, 2023) was an American professional
Haggans earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL against the Seattle Seahawks.
College career
Haggans played defensive end at Colorado State University. He was a productive pass rusher at Colorado State, where he walked on as a freshman, eventually earning a scholarship. He was a teammate of former Steelers teammate Joey Porter and former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Adrian Ross. Haggans holds the Colorado State all-time sack record to this day, with 33 sacks recorded. He was inducted into the Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
253 lb (115 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.98 s | 1.67 s | 2.82 s | 4.21 s | 7.12 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
20 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[1] |
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers selected Haggans out of the fifth round of the
Haggans recorded six quarterback sacks in 2004, and had nine sacks during the 2005 regular season. Haggans was second on the Steelers defense in tackles for Super Bowl XL, and also recorded a sack, helping the Steelers defeat the Seattle Seahawks. In 2008, Haggans became an unrestricted free agent.
Arizona Cardinals
On March 26, 2008, Haggans agreed to a one-year contract with the
An
Haggans re-signed with the Cardinals on June 5, 2012, on a one-year deal.
San Francisco 49ers
On September 2, 2012, Haggans agreed to a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers finished the 2012 NFL season with an 11−4−1 record and reached Super Bowl XLVII, but lost 34−31 to the Baltimore Ravens.[5][6]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2000 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | PIT | 16 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | PIT | 16 | 1 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | PIT | 16 | 2 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | PIT | 13 | 13 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | PIT | 13 | 13 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | PIT | 15 | 15 | 77 | 52 | 25 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 58 | 37 | 21 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | ARI | 11 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | ARI | 16 | 14 | 74 | 57 | 17 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ARI | 13 | 13 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | ARI | 16 | 16 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | SFO | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
172 | 104 | 520 | 370 | 150 | 46.5 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2001 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | PIT | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | PIT | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | ARI | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | SFO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | 10 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life and death
Haggans played football, basketball, and track at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Southern California, earning three letters in each sport. During his freshman and sophomore years, he was on football teams that went undefeated. In 1993 and 1994, he was named all-league as a tight end and defensive tackle, while also earning all-division honors. In 1994, Haggans helped lead PVPHS' varsity team to a league title. He had a son named Damon and a daughter named Alianna. He majored in art at Colorado State.
Haggans died on June 17, 2023, at the age of 46.[7] His death was attributed towards chronic alcohol use.[8]
Charity
In 2012, Haggans became the first NFL player to support the Black Out Child Abuse Campaign. Black Out Child Abuse, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation, with offices in Westerville, OH, was founded in 2012 and serves families and organizations across the country; bringing education, assistance and support to those in need. Haggans wore blackout paint as opposed to the stick on in support of this cause.
References
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Scout Clark Haggans College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Cardinals Re-Sign Haggans Yahoo Sports, March 17, 2009
- ^ [1] ESPN - Clark Haggans stats
- ^ 49ers sign Haggans Archived September 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Yahoo Sports, September 2, 2012
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "Clark Haggans, longtime NFL linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Steelers, dies at 46". Associated Press. June 21, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Larimer County Coroner: Chronic alcohol use caused CSU football legend's death