databasefootball death_place death_date years birth_place pfr teams collegehof article_title position birth_date probowls nfl number draftedpick college draftedround draftedyear
hazelmat01 san francisco , california 13 january 1987 1955-1968 1970 ross , california hazema00 san francisco 49ers new york giants 50050 matt hazeltine
 linebacker 2 august 1933 2 -lrb- 1962 , 1964 -rrb- haz332232 55 , 64 45 california 4 1955
matt hazeltine

matthew emory hazeltine , jr. -lrb- august 2 , 1933 -- january 13 , 1987 -rrb- was a professional american football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the national football league with the san francisco 49ers and new york giants .
hazeltine was a 1951 graduate of tamalpais high school in mill valley , california , and was a star player there and at the university of california , berkeley .
he was elected to the college football hall of fame in 1989 .
while with the 49ers , hazeltine was selected for the pro bowl twice , in 1963 and 1965 .
he was captain of the team for five years .
he died in san francisco on january 13 , 1987 .
he was one of three 1964 san francisco 49ers teammates who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -lrb- als -rrb- , also known as lou gehrig 's disease .
the other two were bob waters and gary lewis .
