Brent McClanahan is a former professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player who played running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 for seven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

. He is now a teacher at South High School in Bakersfield, CA.

Career

Brent McClanahan played for the Minnesota Vikings, until his retirement. His contract was cut short because of injuries. His jersey number was #33.

Personal life

Brent is now a Computer Applications teacher at South High School

South High School (Bakersfield, California)

South High School is a high school in Bakersfield, California in the United States, founded in 1957.-History:The school has approximately 2,150 students. The school mascot is known as the Rebel Man or Johnny Rebel and is patterned after a Confederate soldier...

 in his hometown and has two daughters that attended South High as well. One of his two sons, Brent Jr., is currently living in Florida with his wife and young child, Brent 3rd. His son Anthony also played professional football for several years.