Major Floyd "Stick" Hazelton (September 19, 1943 – December 3, 2023) was a professional football player. He played for the Chicago Bears after being drafted from FAMU where he was a football and track star. He went to Union Academy, a high school for African Americans in Bartow, Florida established during the segregation era. The school produced several star FAMU and NFL players, especially during its Claude Woodruff coaching era.
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||
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| Born: | September 19, 1943 Bartow, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | December 3, 2023 (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Bartow (FL) | ||||
| College: | Florida A&M | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1968 / round: 3 / pick: 57 | ||||
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In college, he played football under legendary coach, Alonzo A. S. Gaither. He earned All-American honors as a defensive back in 1966 and 1967. In addition to football, Hazelton was a star track athlete and was a member of Florida A&M University's 4x100 relay team that won this event three years in a row (1966–68) at the Penn Relays. He is a member of Florida A&M University's Hall of Fame in both football and track and field.
Hazelton played professionally as a 6'2" defensive back after being drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (57th overall) during the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. He played in 26 NFL games, starting in two.[1]
He died on December 3, 2023, at the age of 80 in Chicago.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Major Hazelton Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Major Hazelton Obituary". The Obituary App. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
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