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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | September 6, 1965 Gary, Indiana, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Theodore Roosevelt | ||||
| College: | Illinois State | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1987 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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Brian Keith Gant (born September 6, 1965) is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois State University.[1][2] One of the best linebackers in his school's history, he was one of the replacement players during the 1987 NFL strike and was kept for the remainder of the season, being one of very few replacements not to be released after the strike.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Gant Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Brian Gant, LB". Nfl.com. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (December 11, 1986). "ISU's Grant sizing up pro grid career". The Pantagraph. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Steele, David (October 31, 1987). "Bucs' Gant has become a handy replacement". Tampa Bay Times. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
