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American football player

Pete Brewster

Brewster on a 1955 Bowman football card

No. 82, 88

Position:

End

Personal information

Born:

(1930-09-01)September 1, 1930
Portland, Indiana, U.S.

Died:

January 3, 2020(2020-01-03) (aged 89)
Belton, Missouri, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

210 lb (95 kg)

Career information

College:

Purdue

NFL draft:

1952 / round: 2 / pick: 21

Career history

Cleveland Browns (1952–1958)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1959–1960)

Career highlights and awards

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Darrel Burton Brewster (September 1, 1930 – January 3, 2020), known as Pete Brewster, was an American professional football player who was an end in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Cleveland Browns. He played both college football and basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection with Cleveland, and also played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After his playing career, he became a coach.

College career

Brewster played football and basketball at Portland High School, located in Portland, Indiana. After high school, he went to Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, on a basketball scholarship, playing for Ray Eddy. He also played varsity 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 offense. 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 Pro Bowl honors in 1955 and 1956 at the tight end 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 Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings, earning a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV.

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

"DARREL BREWSTER". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
"Obituary for Darrel "Pete" Burton Brewster at Atkinson Funeral Home".

v t e Chicago Cardinals 1952 NFL draft selections
Ollie Matson Johnny Karras Pete Brewster Dick Fugler John Hancock Harry Jabbush Don Coleman Malcolm Cook John Feltch Leo Sugar John Masnaghetti Mel Massucco Tom Tofaute John Davis Mike Mergen Darrell Crawford Bill Pyron Ed Listopad Frank Fischel Wade Musgrove Glenn Lippman Red Stephens E.J. Moore Cliff Anderson Charley Fry Sam Moses Harold Lutz Don Kasperan Will Stolk

v t e Cleveland Browns 1954 NFL champions
14 Otto Graham 15 Ken Gorgal 16 George Ratterman 20 Don Paul 22 Kenny Konz 24 Warren Lahr 26 Ray Renfro 32 Curly Morrison 34 Walt Michaels 38 Mo Bassett 40 Dub Jones 42 Tommy James 44 Chet Hanulak 46 Billy Reynolds 50 Tom Catlin 52 Frank Gatski 54 Tony Adamle 60 Harold Bradley Jr. 62 Herschel Forester 64 Abe Gibron 65 Chuck Noll 70 Don Colo 72 John Kissell 74 Mike McCormack 76 Lou Groza 78 John Sandusky 79 Bob Gain 79 Don King 80 Len Ford 82 Carlton Massey 83 Doug Atkins 84 Horace Gillom 86 Dante Lavelli 88 Pete Brewster — Quincy Armstrong
Head coach: Paul Brown
Assistant coaches: Paul Bixler Howard Brinker Fritz Heisler Ed Ulinski

v t e Cleveland Browns 1955 NFL champions
14 Otto Graham 16 George Ratterman 20 Don Paul 22 Kenny Konz 24 Warren Lahr 26 Ray Renfro 30 Mo Bassett 32 Curly Morrison 34 Walt Michaels 36 Ed Modzelewski 40 Dub Jones 42 Tommy James 43 Bob Smith 44 Johnny Petitbon 46 Henry Ford 46 Bob White 50 Sam Palumbo 52 Frank Gatski 54 Pete Perini 60 Harold Bradley Jr. 62 Herschel Forester 64 Abe Gibron 65 Chuck Noll 70 Don Colo 72 John Kissell 74 Mike McCormack 76 Lou Groza 78 John Sandusky 79 Bob Gain 80 Len Ford 82 Carlton Massey 83 Chuck Weber 84 Horace Gillom 86 Dante Lavelli 88 Pete Brewster — Tom Jones
Head coach: Paul Brown
Assistant coaches: Paul Bixler Howard Brinker Dick Gallagher Fritz Heisler Ed Ulinski

v t e Kansas City Chiefs 1966 AFL champions
52 Bud Abell 84 Fred Arbanas 10 Pete Beathard 78 Bobby Bell 61 Dennis Biodrowski 38 Solomon Brannan 81 Tommy Brooker 87 Aaron Brown 86 Buck Buchanan 71 Ed Budde 88 Chris Burford 80 Reggie Carolan 23 Bert Coan 56 Walt Corey 16 Len Dawson 72 Tony DiMidio 66 Wayne Frazier 21 Mike Garrett 65 Jon Gilliam 69 Sherrill Headrick 73 Dave Hill 12 Jimmy Hill 55 E. J. Holub 20 Bobby Hunt 85 Chuck Hurston 82 Ed Lothamer 75 Jerry Mays 32 Curtis McClinton 15 Mike Mercer 64 Curt Merz 22 Willie Mitchell 25 Frank Pitts 14 Bobby Ply 60 Al Reynolds 58 Andy Rice 42 Johnny Robinson 76 Hatch Rosdahl 17 Fletcher Smith 35 Smokey Stover 89 Otis Taylor 18 Emmitt Thomas 45 Gene Thomas 77 Jim Tyrer 24 Fred Williamson 44 Jerrel Wilson Head coach: Hank Stram Assistant coaches: Tom Bettis Darrel Brewster Tommy O'Boyle Tom Pratt Bill Walsh

Kansas City Chiefs 1966 AFL champions

Head coach: Hank Stram

v t e Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV champions
3 Jan Stenerud 6 Warren McVea 10 Mike Livingston 12 Tom Flores 14 Ed Podolak 15 Jacky Lee 16 Len Dawson (MVP) 18 Emmitt Thomas 20 Goldie Sellers 21 Mike Garrett 22 Willie Mitchell 23 Paul Lowe 24 Caesar Belser 25 Frank Pitts 30 Gloster Richardson 32 Curtis McClinton 38 Wendell Hayes 40 Jim Marsalis 42 Johnny Robinson 44 Jerrel Wilson 45 Robert Holmes 46 Jim Kearney 51 Jim Lynch 55 E. J. Holub 60 George Daney 61 Curley Culp 63 Willie Lanier 65 Remi Prudhomme 66 Bob Stein 71 Ed Budde 73 Dave Hill 74 Gene Trosch 75 Jerry Mays 76 Mo Moorman 77 Jim Tyrer 78 Bobby Bell 82 Ed Lothamer 84 Fred Arbanas 85 Chuck Hurston 86 Buck Buchanan 87 Aaron Brown 88 Morris Stroud 89 Otis Taylor
Head coach: Hank Stram
Coaches: Tom Bettis John Beake Darrel Brewster Tommy O'Boyle Tom Pratt Bill Walsh

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