Hasson Arbubakrr Explained

Hasson Arbubakrr
Number:69, 60, 61
Position:Defensive end
Birth Date:9 December 1960
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:310
High School:Weequahic
(Newark, New Jersey)
College:Texas Tech
Draftyear:1983
Draftround:9
Draftpick:238
Teams:
Statlabel1:Sacks
Statvalue1:1.5
Pfr:ArbuHa20

Hasson Arbubakrr (born December 9, 1960) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the ninth round of the 1983 NFL draft. He used to be known as "Tic Tic Boom" while on the Minnesota Vikings. He played a single season with the Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983–1984) before playing four years in the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1985–1987) and the Ottawa Rough Riders.[1]

Raised in Newark, New Jersey, Arbubakrr played his first two years of prep football at Malcolm X Shabazz High School before transferring for his final two seasons and graduating from Weequahic High School in 1979.[2] Arbubakrr played college football at Pasadena Community College and Texas Tech.[3]

Arbubakrr is the father of basketball player Hassan Whiteside.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Transactions. The New York Times. 26 August 1987.
  2. Carter, Barry. "Shabazz vs. Weequahic -- a rivalry for the ages duels in football championship", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 2, 2016, updated January 16, 2019. Accessed December 19, 2019. "Hassan Arbubakrr attended both schools -- freshman and sophomore years at Shabazz -- but aligns himself with Weequahic after graduating there in 1979."
  3. http://www.bucpower.com/hasson-arbubakrr.html Arbubakrr Bucs profile
  4. http://hardcourtmayhem.com/kings/?p=413 Interview with Hassan Whiteside
  5. Web site: 7-foot Marshall freshman may still be growing. USA Today. March 21, 2010. Chuck. Mcgill. February 9, 2015.