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Place of birth:
  
Houston, Texas

Role
  
American football player

College:
  
Texas

Height
  
1.91 m


Games played:
  
34

Weight
  
113 kg

Name
  
Brad Shearer

Positions
  
Tackle

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Date of birth:
  
(1955-08-10) August 10, 1955 (age 60)

High school:
  
NFL draft:
  
1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74

Education
  
University of Texas at Austin

Sterling Bradford Shearer (born August 10, 1955) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for the University of Texas, received consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the best college interior lineman in the country. A third-round pick in the 1978 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the NFL's Chicago Bears.

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Early years

Shearer was born in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Westlake High School in Westlake Hills, Texas, a suburb of Austin, where he played for the Westlake Chaparrals high school football team.

College career

Shearer received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1974 to 1977. He was a two-time All-Southwestern Conference selection in (1975, 1977), As a senior team captain in 1977, he averaged ten tackles per game, led the Longhorns to a No. 1 ranking, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. He was also awarded the Outland Trophy, recognizing him as the best interior lineman during the 1977 college football season.

Professional career

The Chicago Bears picked Shearer in the third round (74th pick overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft, and he played for the Bears from 1978 to 1981. In three NFL seasons, he appeared in thirty-four regular season games for the Bears, and started two of them. He did not play during the 1979 regular season, and his pro career was later cut short by a knee injury.

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