Brad Shearer
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Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
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| Born: | August 10, 1955 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Westlake (Austin, Texas) | ||||
| College: | Texas | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1978: 3rd round, 74th pick | ||||
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Sterling Bradford Shearer (born August 10, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for three seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, earning unanimous All-American honors and recognition as the best college interior lineman in the country in 1977. A third-round pick in the 1978 NFL draft, he played professionally for the NFL's Chicago Bears.
Shearer was born in Houston, Texas.[1] He graduated from Westlake High School in Westlake Hills, Texas,[2] 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.[3] He was a two-time All-Southwestern Conference selection in (1975, 1977),[4] As a senior team captain in 1977, he averaged ten tackles per game, led the Longhorns to a No. 1 ranking,[3] and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.[5] He was also awarded the Outland Trophy, recognizing him as the best interior lineman during the 1977 college football season.[3][6]
