Mike Haffner
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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]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".'s NFL off-season, he still held Template:Cn span for yards per reception at 30.5, for a 4 reception, 122 yard performance on December 14, 1968, against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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]
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- ↑ "Two Words From the Coach With Expletives Undeleted," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, December 25, 1978. Retrieved December 7, 2020
- ↑ Former Broncos WR Mike Haffner, broadcaster dies at 82
- ↑ Michael Arthur Haffner
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