Brian Baschnagel's family relocated often due to his father's professional responsibilities and moved to the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was in his early teens. Baschnagel attended North Allegheny High School (Pittsburgh PA) and was a running back on the North Allegheny football team. Baschnagel was the first running back in WPIAL history to rush for over 400 yards in a single game.
According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Baschnagel rushed for 409 yards in a 1971 game against Sto Rox. According to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Baschnagel then set a WPIAL rushing record that would stand for 17 years when he ran for 432 yards in a 1972 game.
Collegeedit
Baschnagel attended Ohio State University after graduating from North Allegheny High School. Initially, Baschnagel was a running back but then was converted to a receiver (wing back). In addition to his position as a starting player on the Ohio State football team, Baschnagel was a two-time Academic All-American (1974, 1975) and a recipient of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame scholarship award (1975).
NFLedit
Baschnagel was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He wore jersey #47 in his rookie year, which he began as a defensive back, and #84 the remainder of his career with the Bears after moving back to receiver.[1] Contrary to popular belief, Baschnagel was not on the active roster in 1985 when the Bears went 18–1 en route to a Super Bowl victory.[2] He injured his knee in training camp and spent the entire 1985 season on IR. However, he did travel with the team that year, assisted the coaches from the coaching booth, and helped in practice after he recovered from his injury. He received a Super Bowl ring after the Bears' dominant Super Bowl XX win.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Baschnagel is married, the father of three children, and currently works for North American Corp. in Glenview IL. In 2013, it was announced that Baschnagel would be inducted into the West Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
Referencesedit
^Gallas, Bob (September 13, 1977). "Bears cut 2, 2 more to go today". Daily Herald. Retrieved June 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. 1986-01-27. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^Bendel, Joe (October 28, 2016). "Legacy Series: Brian Baschnagel achieved highest level of success in football". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^Mayer, Larry (May 8, 2013). . Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
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brian, baschnagel, brian, dale, baschnagel, born, january, 1954, former, american, football, player, played, wide, receiver, national, football, league, chicago, bears, 84position, wide, receiverpersonal, informationborn, 1954, january, 1954, kingston, york, h. Brian Dale Baschnagel born January 8 1954 is a former American football player He played wide receiver in the National Football League NFL for the Chicago Bears Brian BaschnagelNo 47 84Position Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1954 01 08 January 8 1954 age 69 Kingston New York U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 187 lb 85 kg Career informationHigh school North AlleghenyCollege Ohio StateNFL Draft 1976 Round 3 Pick 66Career historyChicago Bears 1976 1985 Career highlights and awardsSuper Bowl champion XX West Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame 2013 Career NFL statisticsReceptions 134Receiving yards 2 024Touchdowns 9Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early life 2 College 3 NFL 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesEarly life editBrian Baschnagel s family relocated often due to his father s professional responsibilities and moved to the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania when he was in his early teens Baschnagel attended North Allegheny High School Pittsburgh PA and was a running back on the North Allegheny football team Baschnagel was the first running back in WPIAL history to rush for over 400 yards in a single game According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Baschnagel rushed for 409 yards in a 1971 game against Sto Rox According to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review Baschnagel then set a WPIAL rushing record that would stand for 17 years when he ran for 432 yards in a 1972 game College editBaschnagel attended Ohio State University after graduating from North Allegheny High School Initially Baschnagel was a running back but then was converted to a receiver wing back In addition to his position as a starting player on the Ohio State football team Baschnagel was a two time Academic All American 1974 1975 and a recipient of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame scholarship award 1975 NFL editBaschnagel was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1976 NFL Draft He wore jersey 47 in his rookie year which he began as a defensive back and 84 the remainder of his career with the Bears after moving back to receiver 1 Contrary to popular belief Baschnagel was not on the active roster in 1985 when the Bears went 18 1 en route to a Super Bowl victory 2 He injured his knee in training camp and spent the entire 1985 season on IR However he did travel with the team that year assisted the coaches from the coaching booth and helped in practice after he recovered from his injury He received a Super Bowl ring after the Bears dominant Super Bowl XX win 3 Personal life editBaschnagel is married the father of three children and currently works for North American Corp in Glenview IL In 2013 it was announced that Baschnagel would be inducted into the West Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame 4 References edit Gallas Bob September 13 1977 Bears cut 2 2 more to go today Daily Herald Retrieved June 9 2019 via Newspapers com Bears Trounce Patriots 46 10 in Super Bowl Los Angeles Times 1986 01 27 Retrieved 2023 10 31 Bendel Joe October 28 2016 Legacy Series Brian Baschnagel achieved highest level of success in football Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved June 9 2019 Mayer Larry May 8 2013 Maynard to be inducted into MAC Hall of Fame Chicago Bears Archived from the original on May 10 2013 Retrieved May 8 2013 nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football wide receiver born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Baschnagel amp oldid 1182850146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
