- Larry Brink
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position=DE
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birthdate=Birth date and age|1928|9|12|mf=y
deathdate=
debutyear=1948
finalyear=1954
draftyear=1948
draftround=17
draftpick=150
college=Northern Illinois
teams=
*Los Angeles Rams (1948-1953)
*Chicago Bears (1954)
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=82
stat2label=Fumbles recovered
stat2value=8
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=1
pfr=BrinLa01
dbf=BRINKLAR01
highlights=
* Pro Bowl (1950, 1951)
* All-Pro (1950-1952)
HOF=
CollegeHOF=Lawrence Raymond Brink (born
September 12 ,1928 ) was adefensive lineman who played seven seasons in theNFL .Early life and education
Brink was born in
Milaca, Minnesota onSeptember 12 ,1928 , to Garrett and Anna (Ruis) Brink. [ [http://www.isanticountynews.com/2002/march/6geraldinemandt.html Geraldine Mandt obituary,May 6 , 2002, "Isanti County News"] , accessedMay 25 ,2008 ] He attended Foley High School in Milaca. After military service in World War II, Brink went toNorthern Illinois University , where he played football for the Huskies from 1945 to 1947. He played with three other future NFL players on the 1946 team that won the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship, with an 8–2–0 record. The team went on to theTurkey Bowl , losing to Evanston in the Huskies' first post-season game. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ADHB&p_theme=adhb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED027916B420CA9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "NIU greats Bork, Fletcher to be honored at Western Illinois game,"September 4 , 1996, p. 9, "Daily Herald"] , accessedMay 25 ,2008 ] In 1978, Brink was one of the charter inductees of the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame. [ [http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/hallfame/niu-hallfame-roster.html Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame] , accessedMay 25 ,2008 ]Notes
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