Brad Van Pelt
Date of birth	April 5, 1951 (1951-04-05) (age 56)
Place of birth	Owosso, Michigan
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Michigan State
NFL Draft	1973 / Round 2/ Pick 40
Pro Bowls	5
Awards	1972 Maxwell Award
Honors	College Football HOF
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1973-1983 1984-1985 1986	New York Giants Los Angeles Raiders Cleveland Browns
College Hall of Fame

Brad Alan Van Pelt (born April 5, 1951 in Owosso, Michigan) is a former American football linebacker who played fourteen seasons the National Football League. He played for the New York Giants from 1973 to 1983, the Los Angeles Raiders from 1984 to 1985, and the Cleveland Browns in 1986. He was selected to the Pro Bowl five times from 1976 to 1980. He is the father of former Denver Broncos and current Houston Texans quarterback Bradlee Van Pelt. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Owosso is a city located in Shiawassee County, Michigan. ... In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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College Career

Van Pelt attended high school at Owosso High School where in 1969 he was named all state as a quarterback. ^[1] He played college football at Michigan State University where he was a two time All-American, in 1971 unanimous in 1972, where he also won the Maxwell Award as the nation's best player, the first time a defensive back won the award and he was named Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year and Columbus Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year. ^[2] In his college career, he had fourteen interceptions returning two of them for touchdowns. He followed his senior season playing in the East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl, and the College All-Star Game. Van Pelt was also a noted basketball player and baseball player. See also: 1968 in sports, other events of 1969, 1970 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: LeeRoy Yarborough won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - David Pearson Indianapolis 500 - Mario Andretti USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship Formula One Championship - Jackie... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ... See also: 1970 in sports, other events of 1971, 1972 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ... See also: 1971 in sports, other events of 1972, 1973 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: February 20: A.J. Foyt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Mark Donohue USAC Racing - Joe Leonard won the season championship Formula... The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. ... The East-West Shrine Game is an annual post-season college football all-star game played each January since 1926. ... The Hula Bowl is an independently administered post-season invitational college football game held each year in Hawaii, currently at Aloha Stadium in the Hālawa district of Honolulu. ... The College All-Star Game was a preseason American football game played annually (except in 1974) from 1934 to 1976 between the National Football League champions and a team of star college seniors from the previous year. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...

Professional Career

As a member of the Giants, Van Pelt was a member of the Crunch Bunch, a team of fierce linebackers composed of Van Pelt, Brian Kelley, Lawrence Taylor, and Harry Carson. The group is widely considered one of the best defensive combos in NFL history. He was also named player of decade for the 1970s by the Giants. Brian Lee Kelley (born September 1, 1951) is a former NFL football inside linebacker who played his entire career for the New York Giants in the NFL (1973-1983). ... Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4, 1959, in Williamsburg, Virginia), nicknamed LT, is a retired Hall of Fame American football player who played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the NFLs New York Giants. ... Harry Carson (born November 26, 1953) is a former American football inside linebacker who played his entire career for the New York Giants in the NFL(1976-1988). ...

In 2001, he was enshrined in to the College Football Hall of Fame, in a class with Steve Young. In 2005, he was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. College Football Hall of Fame front. ... Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA), is a former quarterback for the National Football Leagues San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Express of the short-lived United States Football League. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the National Football Leagues Hall of Fame. ...

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