The 46-year-old linebacker who won a Super Bowl was Clark Haggans. In the 2000 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the fifth round, 137th overall, after watching him play college football at Colorado State. From 2000 to 2007, he was a member of the team, developing into a key defensive player.
His winning the Super Bowl XL with the Steelers marked the end of the 2005 NFL season.
His tenure with the Arizona Cardinals wasn’t any less impressive than his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He traveled to Super Bowl XLIII as a member of the team. His former team was his opponent, as luck would have it.
Clark Haggans cause of death
Clark Haggans, a linebacker who won a Super Bowl, passed suddenly at the age of 46. The reason of death has not yet been disclosed.
Haggans was selected by the Steelers in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Colorado State. He played 13 NFL seasons, the first eight of which he spent in Pittsburgh. In 2006, he was a member of the team that won the Super Bowl XL. He gave up playing football in 2013.