Chadron State College Athletics

By all accounts, Brandt was too small to play defensive tackle, but he started at the position four years and ranked among the top three in number of tackles on the team three of those years. He was just 5-foot-8, 180 pounds, but was strong, quick and tenacious. Coach Bill Giles said he tabbed the Bridgeport, Neb., native a starter as a freshman in 1968 when the varsity offense couldn’t run its plays during scrimmages against the scout team when Brandt was on the field. Brandt was elected a co-captain of the Eagles his senior year. He has spent his career as a teacher and coach at Bayard.