Harrison Lynn Rosdahl (August 24, 1941 – June 15, 2004) was an
American football
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Kansas City Chiefs
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The ...
. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourteenth round of the
1963 AFL Draft
The 1963 American Football League draft was held in Dallas on Saturday, December 1, 1962.
The Kansas City Chiefs drafted as the Dallas Texans, as their relocation would take place a few months later. With the first overall selection, they took B ...
. He was also drafted by the
San Francisco 49ers
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in the fourth round of the
1963 NFL Draft
The 1963 National Football League draft was held at the Sheraton in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, December 3, 1962.
The first overall selection was quarterback Terry Baker of Oregon State, the Heisman Trophy winner, taken by the Los Angeles ...
Ridgefield Park High School
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The Record (Bergen County)
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'', June 18, 2004. Accessed July 31, 2014. "RIDGEFIELD PARK - Harrison 'Hatch' Rosdahl, a professional football player for seven years, died from injuries suffered in a fall at his home Tuesday. He was 62. Mr. Rosdahl was born in Hackensack. He graduated in 1959 from Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School, where he starred in football and track." He was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs team that won the 1966 AFL championship.
Rosdahl died at the age of 62 on June 15, 2004, of a fall suffered at his home in Ridgefield Park.