Clark Haggans

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Clark Haggans
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Haggans with the Steelers in 2006
No. 53, 51
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1977-01-10)January 10, 1977
Torrance, California, U.S.
Died:June 17, 2023(2023-06-17) (aged 46)
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
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
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:520
Sacks:46.5
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Clark Cromwell Haggans (January 10, 1977 – June 17, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado State Rams as a defensive end, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Haggans played in the NFL from 2000 through 2012 for the Steelers, Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers.

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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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.67 s2.82 s4.21 s7.12 s31.5 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 2000 NFL Draft. [2] He became a regular starter at left outside linebacker in 2004 when the team released long-time starter Jason Gildon.

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 Arizona Cardinals. He was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury on December 19, ending his season. Without Haggans, the Cardinals would reach Super Bowl XLIII, but would lose to his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27−23.

An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Haggans was re-signed to a three-year contract by the Cardinals on March 17. [3] In 2009, he would go on to register 74 tackles, 5 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles in 16 games played. In 2010, he had 47 tackles, 5 sacks, and 1 forced fumble in 13 games. [4] In 2011, he reunited with Ray Horton who was hired as the new Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator to implement the Pittsburgh Steelers style defense at Arizona.

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
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2000 PIT 200000.00000000000
2001 PIT 1612212100.00000001000
2002 PIT 1614429156.54000082000
2003 PIT 162332491.00000011000
2004 PIT 1313372986.07000012100
2005 PIT 13136142199.07000024000
2006 PIT 15157752256.09100042100
2007 PIT 16165837214.04000010100
2008 ARI 110191811.02000020100
2009 ARI 16147457175.05000012000
2010 ARI 1313473895.06000021000
2011 ARI 16164630163.05000021100
2012 SFO 902200.00000000000
17210452037015046.54910002416500

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2001 PIT 202200.00000000000
2002 PIT 214310.00000000000
2004 PIT 227342.01000010000
2005 PIT 44181441.52000010000
2007 PIT 111100.00000000000
2009 ARI 224310.00000000000
2012 SFO 200000.00000000000
15103626103.53000020000

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "2000 NFL Draft Scout Clark Haggans College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ Cardinals Re-Sign Haggans Yahoo Sports, March 17, 2009
  4. ↑ ESPN - Clark Haggans stats
  5. ↑ 49ers sign Haggans Archived September 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Yahoo Sports, September 2, 2012
  6. ↑ "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Larimer County Coroner: Chronic alcohol use caused CSU football legend's death
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