Peter Anthony Brock (born July 14, 1954) is a former

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and

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who played twelve professional seasons with the

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. Brock attended the

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pro-football-reference.com; accessed December 1, 2015. His younger brother Stan played with the

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and in the NFL. Brock was the starting center 78 times, starting left guard 3 times, starting left tackle 6 times and the starting right guard once in the 154 regular season games that he played for the New England Patriots. He wore #58. He is a part of the New England Patriots 1980s All-Decade Team. Brock won the

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in 1985. He currently works as the President of the New England Patriots Alumni and announces college football games. He has his own segment called "Brock's Breakdown" as part of the pre-game show on 98.5 FM, the Sports Hub in Boston; in 2001 he also replaced

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as color analyst on the Patriots' radio network for the first eight games of that season because of illness to Cappelletti.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brock, Pete 1954 births Living people Players of American football from Portland, Oregon American football centers American football offensive guards Colorado Buffaloes football players New England Patriots players All-American college football players Jesuit High School (Beaverton, Oregon) alumni