Darrel "Pete" Brewster is a former American football

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 end and coach

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 and collegiate football

College football

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 and basketball

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 player.

College career

Darrell played football

High school football

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 and basketball

Basketball

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 at Portland High School, located in Portland, Indiana

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. After high school, he went to Purdue University

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, located in West Lafayette, Indiana

West Lafayette, Indiana

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, on a basketball scholarship

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. He also played varsity

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 football as a Boilermaker

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Professional career

After becoming outstanding in the grid sport, Brewster made his way into the NFL. In his first season with the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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, he filled in on both defense and offense

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. 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

1953 NFL season

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. He was selected for Pro Bowl

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 honors in 1955 and 1956 at the tight end

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 position. After seven seasons with the Browns, he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers

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 for two seasons.

Coaching career

Following the completion of his playing career, Brewster was a receivers coach with the Kansas City Chiefs

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 and the Minnesota Vikings

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, earning a Super Bowl

Super Bowl

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 ring with the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV

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Retired from football, he now lives in Peculiar, Missouri

Peculiar, Missouri

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 on the outskirts of Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

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. He is enshrined in the Indiana Football Hall of Fame

Indiana Football Hall of Fame

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