Mike Haffner (American football)
American football player (1942–2024)
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Michael Arthur Haffner[1] (July 7, 1942 – October 22, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for four seasons with the Denver Broncos (1968–1970)[2] and Cincinnati Bengals (1971).[3] He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. As of 2017[update]'s NFL off-season, he still held the Broncos rookie franchise record[citation needed] for yards per reception at 30.5, for a 4 reception, 122 yard performance on December 14, 1968, against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | July 7, 1942 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | October 22, 2024 (aged 82) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||
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| College | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1965: undrafted | ||||||||
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Life and career
After retirement, Haffner was a color commentator for the NFL on NBC. He is most noted for being the sideline reporter who inadvertently captured on his live microphone a two‐word expletive uttered by Terry Donahue who was voicing his disapproval over a Bruins interception being nullified due to a penalty in NBC's Christmas Day telecast of the 1978 Fiesta Bowl. Haffner and Donohue had been roommates at UCLA.[4]
Haffner died in Las Vegas on October 22, 2024 at the age of 82.[5][6]
