Brad Van Pelt
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 5, 1951 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Owosso, Michigan | ||||||||
| Date of death: | February 17, 2009 (aged 57) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Harrison, Michigan | ||||||||
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| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 | ||||||||
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| Sacks: | 24.5 |
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| Interceptions: | 20 |
| Games played: | 184 |
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Brad Alan Van Pelt (April 5, 1951 – February 17, 2009) was an American football linebacker who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). A two-time All-American (1971, 1972) and the 1972 Maxwell Award winner as college football's best player, he was drafted by the New York Giants, earning five Pro Bowl selections during his ten years with the team. He rounded out his career with the Los Angeles Raiders from 1984 to 1985 and the Cleveland Browns in 1986. Van Pelt is the father of former Denver Broncos and Houston Texans quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt.
Van Pelt attended Owosso High School which was a member of the Big Nine Conference in Owosso, Michigan. Dean Howe covered high school sports for the Flint Journal and recalled an incident involving Van Pelt:
"He was like a man among boys. He was about 6-5, 220. One night, his coach from Owosso called in and said he got 32 rebounds in a game. I didn't put that in the paper. I didn't believe that. So, the next game I went out when they played Davison and I just counted his rebounds and he got (42). He was just so dominant."
In 1969 he was named all-state as a quarterback and first-team all-league in basketball, baseball and two ways in football. The Detroit Tigers and California Angels tried to sign Van Pelt directly out of high school, but he declined.
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