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After 14 years on this platform, and 17 blogs, I'm out.

Matt Hazeltine - LB

 

Matt Hazeltine was the 49ers' 4th-round pick way back in 1955. He was a starting outside linebacker for 14 seasons with the Niners, and made the Pro Bowl in '62 and '64. 

 

Except for missing 6 games in 1965 due to injury, he only missed 2 other games during his career, and started all but 6 games. 

 

Hazeltine retired after the 1968 season, but came back in 1970 to start every game for the Giants. 

 

 

Teams: 49ers (1955-68), Giants (1970) 

 

Pete Perreault - G

Pete Perreault, an undrafted free-agent, played for the Jets from 1963 to 1967. 

 

He was a backup defensive end in his rookie season, then started 6 games at right guard in 1964. 

 

Perreault played sparingly over the next 3 seasons, making no starts and only playing a combined 18 games over those years. 

 

He went to the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968, but only started 3 games for the expansion team. 

 

Pete returned to the Jets for 1969-70, and while playing in almost every game, he only made 4 starts. 

 

His final season was 1971, as a backup guard for the Vikings. 

 

 

Teams: Jets (1963-67, 69-70), Bengals (1968), Vikings (1971)

 

Nick Rassas - S

Nick Rassas was the Falcons' 2nd-round pick in 1966. He was also picked 2nd by the Chargers in the AFL draft. 

 

In his first 2 seasons with the Falcons, he played a combined 13 games (3 starts). 

 

Rassas was the team's strong safety in 1968, starting 7 games. 

 

In 1969, he was waived during training camp. The following summer he was signed by the Saints, but was cut during training camp. 

 

A video of his only career interception can been seen here. 

 

 

Teams: Falcons (1966-68)

Karl Noonan - SE

Karl Noonan was a split end for the Dolphins from 1966-1971. Signed as a free agent, he started 7 games as a rookie. 

 

In 1967, rookie Jack Clancy took Noonan's spot, starting 12 games. 

 

Clancy missed the 1968 season, so Noonan started every game at split end, with fellow 3rd-year man Howard Twilley starting every game at flanker. 

 

Noonan started 13 games in 1969, with Clancy and Twilley sharing the flanker position. 

 

In 1970, the Dolphins acquired Paul Warfield from the Browns. Warfield started 11 games, leaving only 3 starts for Noonan. 

 

The following year, Warfield and Twilley were again the top 2 wide receivers, with Noonan making no starts. 

 

The Dolphins added Marlin Briscoe to their receiving corps in 1972, spelling the end for Noonan. 

 

Teams: Dolphins (1966-71) 

 

 

 

When I first saw Noonan's card, I thought "I think I already had that", but it was actually this card:

Izzy Lang - HB

Hmm... I've seen this card before. Oh yes, here: 

https://philaeagles66-75.blogspot.com/2019/04/israel-lang-hb.html 

 

Teams: Eagles (1964-68), Rams (1969)

Charley King - CB

Charley King was the Buffalo Bills' 8th-round pick in 1965. 

 

He played with the Bills for two seasons (1966-67), playing in all 28 games but starting none. 

 

Selected by the Bengals in the expansion draft, King started 13 games at right cornerback in 1968. 

 

He was a backup in his final season, having been replaced by rookie Ken Riley. 

 

 

Teams: Bills (1966-67), Bengals (1968-69)