Dan Brandenburg
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | February 2, 1973 Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Rennselaer Central | ||||||
| College: | Indiana State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 7 / Pick: 237 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Daniel R. Brandenburg (born February 16, 1973) is an American former
In four seasons with the Sycamores, Brandenburg had 215 tackles (116 solo and 99 assist) while recording a school record 32 sacks (since broken). He also set the school record for sacks in a season with 13 during his sophomore campaign. He was a two-time All-American, and three-time All-Missouri Valley Football Conference defensive end for the Sycamores. He was selected for the 1995 Blue-Gray Game and led the Blue squad to a 26-7 victory over the Gray squad.[2]
In three seasons with the Bills, he starred on special teams and was a reserve linebacker. He signed a free agent contract with the Eagles on March 4, 2000 and retired from football in August 2000.[3][4]
In 2009, he was voted to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Silver Anniversary Team, alongside notables such as Sean Payton, Kurt Warner, Bryce Paup and Bryan Cox[5]
In 2013, he was inducted into the Indiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of its 22nd class.[6]
He is also a member of his high school's sports hall of fame.[7]
His father, Steve, a running back for the Sycamores in the early 1960s; remains the single game leading scorer 24 points (4 TDs vs. Ball State).
References
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Gettysburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Brandenburg Leaves the Eagles".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Dan Brandenburg - Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame - GoSycamores.com—Official Web Site of Indiana State Athletics". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
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