Dave Behrman
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Position: | Tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Dowagiac, Michigan, U.S. | November 9, 1941||||||
Died: | December 9, 2014 East Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 73)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Dowagiac (MI) | ||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1963 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 (by the Chicago Bears)[1] | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1963 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 (by the Buffalo Bills) | ||||||
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David Wesley Behrman (November 9, 1941 – December 9, 2014) was an
1963 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He also played in the Midwest Football League (MFL) for the Lansing All Stars / Capitals and Flint Sabres
from 1972 to 1976.
College career
Behrman played college football at Michigan State University.
Professional career
Buffalo Bills
Behrman was the Bills' first-round draft pick in
AFL All-Star
center. However, he did not play in 1966, replaced by Bemiller.
Denver Broncos
Behrman played with the AFL's
1967 AFL season
when he played in 11 games.
Midwest Football League
Behrman signed with the Lansing All Stars of the Midwest Football League in September 1972.[3] He played with the Flint Sabres in 1973 and 1974.[4][5] He rejoined Lansing, now called the Lansing Capitals, in July 1975.[5] He played with the Capitals through 1976.[6]
Personal
On December 9, 2014, he died of pancreatic cancer.[7] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated hits to the head.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "1963 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1965 Buffalo Bills Starters, Roster, & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Senyczko, Ed (September 15, 1972). "All Stars End Home Season". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved April 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- The News-Palladium. July 27, 1973. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Behrman Joins Capitals For Dayton Game". Lansing State Journal. July 25, 1975. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henning, Lynn (July 8, 1976). "Capitals pass minded". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former MSU All-American Dave Behrman dies at 73".
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.