 Hatfield played defensive back for Broyles on the 1964 national championship team, and was an All-American punt returner.It was Hatfield's punt return for a touchdown that beat #1 Texas in Austin in 1964 that propelled that team to finish undefeated.Hatfield finished his six-year tenure at Arkansas with a record of 55–17–1 and won back-to-back Southwest Conference titles in 1988 and 1989, Hatfield's last two years, and to date the Razorbacks' last conference championships.