:Brent McClanahan
{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Brent McClanahan
|number=33
|position=Running back
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|9|21|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Bakersfield, California, U.S.
|height_ft=5
|weight_lb=202
|height_in=10
|high_school=South (CA)
|college=Arizona St.
|draftyear=1973
|draftround=5
|draftpick=118
|pastteams=* Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1973|1979}})
|statlabel1=Rushing attempts
|statvalue1=367
|statlabel2=Rushing yards
|statvalue2=1,207
|statlabel3=Rushing TDs
|statvalue3=6
|pfr=McClBr00
}}
Brent McClanahan (born September 21, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. After his playing career, he became a teacher.
Career
Brent McClanahan played for the Minnesota Vikings, until his retirement. His contract was cut short because of injuries. His jersey number was #33.
NFL career statistics
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| colspan="2"| Legend |
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| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1973 | MIN
| 13 || 0 || 17 || 69 || 4.1 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1974 | MIN
| 14 || 0 || 9 || 41 || 4.6 || 14 || 1 || 3 || 35 || 11.7 || 17 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | MIN
| 12 || 3 || 92 || 336 || 3.7 || 15 || 0 || 18 || 141 || 7.8 || 38 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 1976 | MIN
| 13 || 13 || 130 || 382 || 2.9 || 19 || 4 || 40 || 252 || 6.3 || 23 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 1977 | MIN
| 14 || 14 || 95 || 324 || 3.4 || 18 || 1 || 34 || 276 || 8.1 || 23 || 2 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | MIN
| 13 || 0 || 10 || 26 || 2.6 || 22 || 0 || 2 || 11 || 5.5 || 7 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1979 | MIN
| 16 || 0 || 14 || 29 || 2.1 || 9 || 0 || 10 || 57 || 5.7 || 9 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 95 | 30 | 367 | 1,207 | 3.3 | 22 | 6 | 107 | 772 | 7.2 | 38 | 4 |
=Playoffs=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1974 | MIN
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | MIN
| 1 || 0 || 4 || 22 || 5.5 || 13 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1976 | MIN
| 3 || 3 || 24 || 106 || 4.4 || 41 || 0 || 3 || 29 || 9.7 || 15 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | MIN
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 8 | 3 | 28 | 128 | 4.6 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
Personal life
Brent played football for Arizona State University prior to playing professionally.
Brent is now a Computer Applications teacher at his alma mater South High School and has two daughters and two sons that attended South High as well. One of his two sons, Brent II is currently living in California.
He has earned bachelor's degrees in agribusiness and business administration, and a masters in curriculum education. He earned his teaching credential from CSU Bakersfield.{{cite journal |author= |title=Super Bowl hero now a super teacher |journal=California Educator |location=Burlingame, California |publisher=California Teachers Association |date=February 2015 }}
He has been awarded the NFL Teacher of the Year and has been inducted into the [http://kcsportshalloffame.org/ Bob Elias Hall of Fame] and the South High School Hall of Fame.{{cite journal |author= |title=Super Bowl hero now a super teacher |journal=California Educator |location=Burlingame, California |publisher=California Teachers Association |date=February 2015 }}
References
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Category:Players of American football from Bakersfield, California
Category:American football running backs
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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