Roger Hagberg
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1939–1970)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|2|28}}
| birth_place = Winnebago, Minnesota, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1970|4|15|1939|2|28}}
| death_place = Lafayette, California, U.S.
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| position1 = Running back
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| college = University of Minnesota
| NFLDraftedYear = 1961
| NFLDraftedRound = 10 / Pick 128
(by the Green Bay Packers)
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| playing_years1 = 1961–1964
| playing_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
| playing_years2 = 1965–1969
| playing_team2 = Oakland Raiders
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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HagbRo00.htm |title=Roger Hagberg NFL & AFL Football Statistics |website=Pro-Football-Reference |access-date=2016-02-07}}
- {{cite encyclopedia |url=http://cflapedia.com/Database/h.htm |title=H |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of CFL History |access-date=March 1, 2024}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8OczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1jIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4041,1630526&dq=roger+hagberg+dies&hl=en |title=Hagberg of Raiders Dies in Car Crash |work=Lodi News-Sentinel |date=April 17, 1970 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |agency=UPI |via=Google News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717123647/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8OczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1jIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=4041,1630526&dq=roger+hagberg+dies&hl=en |archive-date=17 July 2012 |url-status=dead}} Oakland Raiders' quarterback Daryle Lamonica attended Roger Hagberg's funeral in Rochester.
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Category:People from Winnebago, Minnesota
Category:Players of American football from Minnesota
Category:American football running backs
Category:Canadian football running backs
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:Oakland Raiders players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players
Category:Road incident deaths in California
Category:American Football League players
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