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Position: | Defensive end, end | ||
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Born: | Santa Clara, Utah, U.S. | November 20, 1921||
Died: | October 25, 2012 St. George, Utah, U.S. | (aged 90)||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
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High school: | Dixie (UT) | ||
College: | Utah | ||
NFL draft: | 1948 / Round: 19 / Pick: 167 | ||
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Banard Ervin Hafen (November 20, 1921 – October 25, 2012) was an American football player who played at the defensive end and end positions.
A native of Santa Clara, Utah, he played college football for the Utah Redskins. [1] In October 1948, after recovering two fumbles and playing a great defensive game against Wyoming, he was selected by the Associated Press as the national lineman of the week. [2] He was described by Bill Coltrin of the Salt Lake Telegram as "one of the greatest ends in Utah football history." [3]
He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 19th round (167th overall pick) of the 1948 NFL draft. [1] The New York Yankees of the AAFC also recruited Hafen, but he signed with the Lions in January 1949. [4] He played for the Lions during the 1949 and 1950 seasons and appeared in a total of 24 NFL games. [1] While with the Lions, he trained in the off-season by "bull-dogging and roping cattle" on his family's ranch in Utah. [5]