Darrel Burton Brewster (September 1, 1930 – January 3, 2020), known as Pete Brewster, was an

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end,

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, and

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and

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player.

College career

Brewster played football and

at Portland High School, located in Portland, Indiana. After high school, he went to

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, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, on a basketball

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, playing for

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. He also played

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football as a Boilermaker for head coach Stuart Holcomb. .

Professional career

Brewster was selected in the 2nd round (21st overall) in the 1952 NFL Draft. In his first season with the Cleveland Browns, he filled in on both defense and

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. He became the team's first-string offensive left end during his second season and was the team's second-ranking pass receiver during the 1953 season. He was selected for

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honors in 1955 and 1956 at the

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position. After seven seasons with the Browns, he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for two seasons.

Coaching career

Following the completion of his playing career, Brewster was a receivers coach with the

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and the Minnesota Vikings, earning a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs in

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After football

Brewster retired from football and lived in Peculiar, Missouri on the outskirts of Kansas City. He is enshrined in the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. He died in Belton, Missouri on January 3, 2020, at the age of 89.

References

1930 births 2020 deaths People from Portland, Indiana Players of American football from Indiana American football tight ends Purdue Boilermakers football players Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players Milwaukee Hawks draft picks Cleveland Browns players Pittsburgh Steelers players Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players Kansas City Chiefs coaches Minnesota Vikings coaches People from Peculiar, Missouri American men's basketball players {{tightend-1930s-stub