Larry Brodsky (born January 19, 1960) is a former

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 with ...

wide receiver in the

United States Football League The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons. The 1986 season was scheduled to be ...

(USFL) for the

New Jersey Generals The New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League (USFL) established in 1982 to begin play in the spring and summer of 1983. The team played three seasons from 1983 to 1985, winning 31 regular season games and losing ...

and Tampa Bay Bandits. He played college football at the University of Miami.

Early years

Brodsky attended Hialeah Miami Lakes High School, Hialeah Miami Lakes high School. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Miami. He finished his college career with 100 catches for 1,696 yards and 9 touchdowns, ranking fifth on the school's All-time receiving list.

Professional career

He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) in the 10th round of the 1982 NFL Draft, but never appeared in a regular season NFL game. He signed and instead played for the

and Tampa Bay Bandits of the

(USFL). In his third and final USFL season, he amassed 1,071 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.

Personal life

His father Joe Brodsky, was a coach in college football and in the NFL.

References

1960 births Living people Hialeah Senior High School alumni Players of American football from Miami American football wide receivers Miami Hurricanes football players New Jersey Generals players Tampa Bay Bandits players {{Widereceiver-1960s-stub