Brian McConnell (American football)

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Brian McConnell
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1950-01-21) January 21, 1950 (age 74)
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
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
Career highlights and awards
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]

Post-football career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brian McConnell Stats". Pro-football-reference.com . Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Brian McConnell, LB". NFL.com . Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Peddie School Hall of Fame – Brian McConnell '69". Peddie School . Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ Wenzel, Matt (April 24, 2018). "A look at every Michigan State player picked since first common NFL draft". Mlive.com . Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "1973 Houston Oilers". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Strike Unit On 24‐Hour Call to Talk". New York Times . July 16, 1974. p. 25.
  7. ↑ "About Us". NFL Alumni Association, Northern California Chapter. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ ProSafeBand (January 14, 2021). "NFL Alumni To Promote ProSafeBand For Athletic Safety And Covid-19 Contact Tracing" (Press release). PR Newswire . Retrieved June 30, 2021– via Yahoo! News.
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