- Chad Levitt
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Chad Levitt Personal information Date of birth: November 21, 1975 Place of birth: Melrose Park, Pennsylvania High School: Cheltenham High School Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 231 lb (105 kg) Career information College: Cornell University NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 4th / Pick: No regular season or postseason appearances Career history As player:
- Oakland Raiders (1997)
- St. Louis Rams (1999)
As coach: Career highlights and awards Career Arena football statistics Chad Levitt (born November 21, 1975) is an American former NFL football player.[1]
He is Jewish, was born in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, is 6–1, and had a playing weight of 231 pounds.[1][2][3] He played high school football, and wrestled and competed in track and field, for Cheltenham High School, from which he graduated in 1993.[4][5]
In football his 1,601 yards (1,464 m) in his senior year set a new Cheltenham High School single season rushing record, and he was First Team and Outstanding Player of Suburban One Liberty League, Academic All-League, and a Montgomery County All Star.[5] In wrestling, he was a Suburban One All-Star.[5] In shot put and in the 4x100 relay, he was First Team All-League.[5] He was awarded the 1993 B'nai B'rith Sports Lodge Ted Domsky Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award.[5]
Levitt played college football for Cornell University, as a running back.[1][3] He was three-time All-Ivy, and an Associated Press All-American selection as a senior.[5] He set a Cornell and Ivy League career record for most rushing attempts (922), and a Cornell-best record for 100-yard (91 m) rushing games in a career (24). In 1996 he rushed for 1,435 yards (1,312 m) and was the ECAC Division I-AA Player of the Year, and the Ivy League Player of the Year.[5]
He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 4th round of the 1997 NFL Draft.[6] He played two seasons in the National Football League.[1] In 1999 he played for the St. Louis Rams, and in 1997 for the Oakland Raiders.[1]
In 1997, he was named the Marty Glickman Outstanding Jewish Scholastic (college) Athlete of the Year by US Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[5][7] In 2008, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[3] He is also a member of the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Chad Levitt, RB". Nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/player/chadlevitt/2501736/profile. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. http://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&pg=PA304&dq=%22chad+levitt%22+jewish&hl=en&ei=thquTpyfMMyp0AHY4tCrBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c Jared Shelly (May 15, 2008). "Inductees Join Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". The Jewish Exponent. http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/16141/Inductees_Join_Jewish_Sports_Hall/. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ ".". Philadelphia Daily News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Inductions | Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Phillyjewishsports.com. http://www.phillyjewishsports.com/viewInductee.asp?ID=89. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Chad Levitt NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 21, 1975. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeviCh20.htm. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Seibald Named Jewish Scholar Athlete of the Year". Ivyleaguesports.com. May 28, 2008. http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mlax/2007-08/releases/seibald_named_jewish_scholar_athlete_of_the_year.htm. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
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"Good Guy" AwardAndy Bloom (shot put) • Ron Carner (executive) • Dave Cohen (football coach) • Gerald Eskanezi (columnist) • Jay Fiedler (football) • Ken Fiedler (basketball coach) • Stan Fischler (broadcasting) • Alan Freedman (executive) • Nicole Freedman (bicycling) • Margie Goldstein-Engle (horse showing) • Stan Isaacs (columnist) • James Jacobs (handball) • Steve Jacobson (columnist) • Barry Landers (broadcaster) • Nancy Moloff (wheelchair discus) • Marty Riger (basketball coach) • Arthur Richman (baseball writer & executive) • Dick Steinberg (football general manager) • Herb Turetzky (basketball) • Lisa Winston (columnist)George Young Award Ernie Accorsi (football) • Lou Carnesecca (basketball) • Preston Robert Tisch (football) • George Young (football)Categories:- 1975 births
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- Jewish American sportspeople
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