About Jim Brandt
Lived 1929 – 2020 (aged 90–91). Jim Brandt was an American american football player.
Early life and college James Richard Brandt was born on May 19, 1929, in Fargo, North Dakota. He attended Bold High School in Olivia, Minnesota. Brandt was inducted into the St. Thomas Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the first class in 1974. After spending a year in the United States Army, he signed with the Steelers on April 26, 1952. He played in all 12 games again in 1954, rushing 19 times for 82 yards and one touchdown while also catching one pass for nine yards.
Brandt played in one game for the Montreal Alouettes of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1955, rushing nine times for 37 yards.
Personal life Brandt died on November 28, 2020 in Rochester, Minnesota.
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American football player
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Jim Brandt was born on 19 May 1929 in Fargo.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jim Brandt. https://biography.guide/jim-brandt/
MLA: "Jim Brandt." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jim-brandt/.
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