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Birth Name: Christian Blaize Hackenberg
Place of Birth: Lehighton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 14, 1995
Ethnicity: German, English, Slovak, Irish, other Eastern European
Christian Hackenberg is an American professional football player, and coach. A quarterback, he was with the New York Jets, the Oakland Raiders, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL), and the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). He is a quarterbacks coach for Winslow Township HS (NJ). He is 6′4″.
Christian is the son of Nichole and Erick Hackenberg. He is married to PSU lacrosse player Tatum Coffey.
Christian’s paternal grandfather was Barry Miller Hackenberg (the son of Charles Lee Hackenberg and Mabel Elizabeth Miller). Barry was born in Pennsylvania.
Christian’s paternal grandmother was Elaine Sherer Schrader (the daughter of Kenneth Clarence Schrader and Ruth I. Shearer). Kenneth was the son of William Charles Schrader and Katherine Bartholomew, whose own maternal grandparents were Irish. Ruth was the daughter of Milton H. Shearer and Ellen/Ella J.
Christian’s maternal grandfather is named Dr. Richard Clayton Miller.
Christian’s maternal grandmother was Janice Jane Makovec (the daughter of George John Makovec and Helen Katchak). George was in Pennsylvania, to Slovak parents, John Makovec and Susanna Lukachko. Helen was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of immigrant parents, Michael Katchak and Eva Wilkes. Helen’s family were likely ethnically Ukrainian, Rusyn, or Belarusian.
Sources: http://www.readingeagle.com
Obituary of Christian’s paternal grandfather, Barry Miller Hackenberg – http://www.legacy.com