Roger Hagberg Explained

Roger Hagberg
Birth Date:28 February 1939
Birth Place:Winnebago, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Lafayette, California, U.S.
Position1:Running back
College:University of Minnesota
Nfldraftedyear:1961
Nfldraftedround:10 / Pick 128
(by the Green Bay Packers)
Playing Years1:1961–1964
Playing Team1:Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
Playing Years2:1965–1969
Playing Team2:Oakland Raiders
Career Highlights:

Roger Hagberg (February 28, 1939 – April 15, 1970) was a professional gridiron football player, who played running back for five seasons for the Oakland Raiders and four seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[1]

Hagberg's family moved to Rochester, Minnesota, when he was young and he grew up there. His father worked as a probation officer and his mother taught Latin at Central Junior High School. He graduated from Rochester High School in 1957 and attended the University of Minnesota.

Hagberg was killed on April 15, 1970, when he was thrown out of his car and struck by two other vehicles.[2] Oakland Raiders' quarterback Daryle Lamonica attended Roger Hagberg's funeral in Rochester.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roger Hagberg NFL & AFL Football Statistics . Pro-Football-Reference . 2016-02-07.
    - Encyclopedia: H . The Encyclopedia of CFL History . March 1, 2024.
  2. News: Hagberg of Raiders Dies in Car Crash . Lodi News-Sentinel . April 17, 1970 . March 1, 2024 . UPI . Google News . https://archive.today/20120717123647/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8OczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1jIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4041,1630526&dq=roger+hagberg+dies&hl=en . 17 July 2012 . dead.