Harald Hasselbach Family: All about his parents, Siblings, Wife and Kids

Harald Hasselbach, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Broncos who also won the CFL’s Gray Cup, died at 56 after a battle with cancer, his family announced Thursday, according to ESPN.

Hasselbach’s family said he died at home in the Denver area after a six-month battle with cancer, telling ESPN that he was diagnosed with metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma, a rare form of the disease.

We’d like to make it known that he passed from cancer peacefully in the comfort of his home, free of pain,” Hasselbach’s family said in a statement to ESPN. “He’s had an overwhelming amount of support over the last week, including past teammates, coaches and family that’ve flown in from around the world.

“… We learned he had the illness less than 6 months ago and he fought as hard any human possibly could, with incredible strength.’

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Harald Hasselbach

Harald Hasselbach was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1967.

He attended South Delta high school in British Columbia, Canada.

The defensive end went on to play college football for Washington.

He was selected in the fifth round of the CFL Draft in 1989 by the Calgary Stampeders.

The defensive end was part of their team that won the Grey Cup in 1992.

Two years later he earned a step up to the NFL and a move to the Denver Broncos.

Harald Hasselbach

Hasselbach never missed a game during his seven seasons with the Broncos between 1994 and 2000, getting 154 tackles, 17 1/2 sacks and four forced fumbles.

He started 29 regular-season games and three playoff games, including the Broncos’ win over the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl following the 1998 season.

His seven seasons in the NFL followed a four-year career with the Stampeders, where he was a CFL All-Star.

His ex-Broncos teammate Ed McCaffrey said on X, ‘Devastated my friend & teammate Harold Hasselbach has left us much too early. A gentle giant of a man who was always so kind to me and my family, especially my kids.

‘Praying for his incredible wife Aundrea & their four amazing children, Ashlee, Terran, Aven and Kian. RIP my friend!’

A native of the Netherlands, Hasselbach played at the University of Washington after growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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About Harald Hasselbach Parents

Hasselbach was born in Amsterdam on 22 September 1967, to a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother. His father was an agricultural engineer.

Harald Hasselbach Siblings

He was the younger brother of television presenter Ernst-Paul Hasselbach.

Ernst-Paul Hasselbach died in an automobile accident in Lom, Norway, while shooting the television show 71° Noord.

He left behind his girlfriend, Gracia Witteman, and their daughter as well as two sons from an earlier relationship.

Hasselbach started his television career in 1995.

Between 2000 and his death in 2008 he hosted and produced ten editions of Expeditie Robinson, the Dutch-Belgian version of Survivor.

In 2004 he hosted the first season of Peking Express

Harald Hasselbach Wife

HArald Hasselbach wife was Aundrea Hasselbach, who has a Facebook page where she shares photos and updates about her family.

There is not much information available about the early life of Aundrea Hasselbach, the wife of Harald Hasselbach.

However, based on her Facebook page, she seems to have been born in the United States and attended the University of Colorado Boulder.

She married Harald Hasselbach in 1996, when he was playing for the Denver Broncos. They have four children: two sons and two daughters.

Harald Hasselbach Kids

Harald Hasselbach and Aundrea Hasselbach had four children: two sons and two daughters.

Their names are: Ashlee, Terran, Aven and Kian; and four grandchildren.