| Brent McClanahan | |
| Number: | 33 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | September 21, 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 202 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| High School: | South (CA) |
| College: | Arizona St. |
| Draftyear: | 1973 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 118 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Rushing attempts |
| Statvalue1: | 367 |
| Statlabel2: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue2: | 1,207 |
| Statlabel3: | Rushing TDs |
| Statvalue3: | 6 |
| Pfr: | McClBr00 |
Brent McClanahan (born September 21, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. After his playing career, he became a teacher.
Brent McClanahan played for the Minnesota Vikings, until his retirement. His contract was cut short because of injuries. His jersey number was #33.
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| MIN | 13 | 0 | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MIN | 14 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 | ||
| MIN | 12 | 3 | 92 | 336 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 141 | 7.8 | 38 | 1 | ||
| MIN | 13 | 13 | 130 | 382 | 2.9 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 252 | 6.3 | 23 | 1 | ||
| MIN | 14 | 14 | 95 | 324 | 3.4 | 18 | 1 | 34 | 276 | 8.1 | 23 | 2 | ||
| MIN | 13 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| MIN | 16 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 95 | 30 | 367 | 1,207 | 3.3 | 22 | 6 | 107 | 772 | 7.2 | 38 | 4 | |||
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MIN | 3 | 3 | 24 | 106 | 4.4 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 | ||
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 28 | 128 | 4.6 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 | |||
Brent played football for Arizona State University prior to playing professionally.
Brent is now a Computer Applications teacher at his alma mater South High School and has two daughters and two sons that attended South High as well. One of his two sons, Brent II is currently living in California.
He has earned bachelor's degrees in agribusiness and business administration, and a masters in curriculum education. He earned his teaching credential from CSU Bakersfield.[1]
He has been awarded the NFL Teacher of the Year and has been inducted into the Bob Elias Hall of Fame and the South High School Hall of Fame.[2]