February 17, 2009(2009-02-17) (aged 57) Harrison, Michigan, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:
Owosso
College:
Michigan State (1970–1972)
NFL draft:
1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40
Career history
New York Giants (1973–1983)
Los Angeles Raiders (1984–1985)
Cleveland Browns (1986)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (1978)
5× Pro Bowl (1976–1980)
New York Giants Ring of Honor
Maxwell Award (1972)
Unanimous All-American (1972)
First-team All-American (1971)
2× First-team All-Big Ten (1971, 1972)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
24.5
Interceptions:
20
Interception yards:
135
Fumble recoveries:
14
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame
Brad Alan Van Pelt (April 5, 1951 – February 17, 2009) was an American football linebacker who played for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, where he won the Maxwell Award in 1972. He was selected 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.
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for their NFL programming. He is the son of late NFL linebacker BradVanPelt. VanPelt attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California, where...
Bowls XXI and XXV. During the 1980s Taylor, Carl Banks, Gary Reasons, BradVanPelt, Brian Kelley, Pepper Johnson, and Hall of Famer Harry Carson earned...
best players in Michigan State's history, including Herb Adderley, BradVanPelt, Bubba Smith, George Webster, Joe DeLamielleure, and Billy Joe DuPree...
their range for their position, although New York Giants linebacker BradVanPelt wore number 10 despite entering the league in 1973. (Linebackers had...
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Jacobson, defensive lineman) and a second rounder in 1973 (40th overall–BradVanPelt, linebacker). Tarkenton led the Vikings to three National Football Conference...
the Crunch Bunch, a team of fierce linebackers composed of Carson, BradVanPelt, Brian Kelley, and Lawrence Taylor. The group is widely considered one...
Giants with five interceptions. Two Giants players, Dave Jennings and BradVanPelt, were selected for the 1981 Pro Bowl. Note: Intra-division opponents...
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three interceptions. For the second consecutive season, linebacker BradVanPelt was the only Giant to make the Pro Bowl. Note: Intra-division opponents...
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with their starting quarterback (Phil Simms) and middle linebacker (BradVanPelt) out with injuries. After the Eagles ended the 1982 season with a dismal...
collided with referee Jerry Markbreit, and three defenders, including BradVanPelt, stumbled to the ground with Markbreit. Harris escaped for a 23-yard...
Clark (AP-1, UPI-1); and defensive backs Bill Simpson (AP-1, UPI-1) and BradVanPelt (AP-1, UPI-1). On November 3, 1972, Duffy Daugherty announced that he...
Famers Harry Carson and Lawrence Taylor as well as five-time Pro Bowler BradVanPelt and Brian Kelley. As a unit they totaled 24 Pro Bowl selections and...
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