Brent McClanahan (born September 21, 1952 in Bakersfield, California) is a former professional

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

player who played

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for seven seasons for the

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. He is now a teacher at South High School in Bakersfield, CA.

Career

Brent McClanahan played for the Minnesota Vikings, until his retirement. His contract was cut short because of injuries. His jersey number was #33.

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 California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB, Cal State Bakersfield, or CSU Bakersfield) is a public university in Bakersfield, California. It was established in 1965 as Kern State College and officially in 1968 as California State College Bak ...

. He has been awarded the NFL Teacher of the Year and has been inducted into th
Bob Elias Hall of Fame
and the South High School Hall of Fame.

References

1952 births Living people Players of American football from Bakersfield, California American football running backs Minnesota Vikings players Arizona State Sun Devils football players {{runningback-1950s-stub