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Position: | Linebacker |
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Born: | Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. | January 21, 1950
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
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High school: | Peddie School |
College: | Michigan State |
NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 7 / Pick: 162 |
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Brian Thomas McConnell (born January 21, 1950) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State University. [1] [2]
McConnell played two years in Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, mostly as an offensive lineman, becoming team captain, earning high school All-American honors, and graduating in 1969. He attended Michigan State University, graduating in 1973. [3] He was drafted in the seventh round to the Buffalo Bills [4] where he played tight end, and was traded to the Houston Oilers [3] where he would play 7 games that season as a linebacker. [5] In 1974 he was slated to report to the New England Patriots camp, but walked out as part of the strike that year. [6] He finished his NFL career with the Miami Dolphins in 1977. [3]
After leaving football, McConnell got his MBA at Stanford University. [3] He serves as the vice-president of the NFL Alumni Association, Northern California Chapter. [7] [8] He is a partner in HPN Neurologic, a company that works on concussion diagnostics and treatment. [9] [10] In 2018, he posted that he survived a transplant to deal with liver cancer. [11]
No. 82, 59 | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. | January 21, 1950
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Peddie School |
College: | Michigan State |
NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 7 / Pick: 162 |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Brian Thomas McConnell (born January 21, 1950) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State University. [1] [2]
McConnell played two years in Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, mostly as an offensive lineman, becoming team captain, earning high school All-American honors, and graduating in 1969. He attended Michigan State University, graduating in 1973. [3] He was drafted in the seventh round to the Buffalo Bills [4] where he played tight end, and was traded to the Houston Oilers [3] where he would play 7 games that season as a linebacker. [5] In 1974 he was slated to report to the New England Patriots camp, but walked out as part of the strike that year. [6] He finished his NFL career with the Miami Dolphins in 1977. [3]
After leaving football, McConnell got his MBA at Stanford University. [3] He serves as the vice-president of the NFL Alumni Association, Northern California Chapter. [7] [8] He is a partner in HPN Neurologic, a company that works on concussion diagnostics and treatment. [9] [10] In 2018, he posted that he survived a transplant to deal with liver cancer. [11]