Hasson Arbubakrr (born December 9, 1960) is a former

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in the

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(NFL) and the

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(CFL). He was drafted by the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...

in the ninth round of the

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. He used to be known as "Tic Tic Boom" while on the

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. Founded in 1960 as ...

. He played a single season with the Vikings and the

(1983–1984) before playing four years in the CFL with the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play thei ...

(1985–1987), and the

Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded on September 19, 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup cham ...

. Raised in

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, Arbubakrr played his first two years of prep football at

Malcolm X Shabazz High School Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools. Founded as South Side High School in 1912, the school was renam ...

before transferring for his final two seasons, and graduating from

Weequahic High School Weequahic High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in the Weequahic section of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school is operated by th ...

in 1979. Arbubakrr played

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at Pasadena Community College and

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...

. Arbubakrr is the father of

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player

Hassan Whiteside Hassan Niam Whiteside (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd before being selec ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arbubakrr, Hassan 1960 births Living people American football defensive ends Canadian football defensive linemen Malcolm X Shabazz High School alumni Minnesota Vikings players Ottawa Rough Riders players Pasadena City Lancers football players Players of American football from Newark, New Jersey Players of Canadian football from Newark, New Jersey Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Texas Tech Red Raiders football players Weequahic High School alumni Winnipeg Blue Bombers players