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| Positions | Center Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | (1966-09-11)September 11, 1966 (age 59) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Iolani School(Honolulu, Hawaii) | ||||||||
| College | Washington | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1990: 1st round, 23rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Bern Orion Brostek (born September 11, 1966) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive lineman in theNational Football League (NFL) for theLos Angeles/St. Louis Rams from 1990 to 1997.
Brostek playedhigh school football forIolani School inHonolulu,Hawaii. Iolani is also known for sending Albert Tufono, Meki Pei and Willie Kava to theUniversity of Washington.
Brostek attended theUniversity of Washington where helettered infootball. Brostek was one of the top offensive linemen in the nation while at Washington, and received numerous honors during his time there.
His honors included:
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 300 lb (136 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.34 s | 1.87 s | 3.01 s | 4.87 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) | 25 reps | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine[1] | ||||||||||||
Brostek was selected in the first round of the1990 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams with the 23rd overall pick.[2] Brostek playedcenter andguard for the Rams throughout his career. After playing left guard for part of 1991, he replacedDoug Smith as the starting center for the Rams in 1992. Brostek did not miss adown during the1992 season. He remained the starting center up to the1996 season. Brostekstarted every game for the Rams in 4 seasons (1992,1993,1995,1996), including a string of 35 consecutive starts, but, in his final year (1997), he played only a single game. On October 9, 1997, Brostek was placed on theinjured reserve list for back problems, and his career ended. In that 1992–1997 span, the Rams never had a winning season, though Brostekblocked for 1,000-yard rushers such asCleveland Gary andJerome Bettis. In 1997, the Rams finished in last place in theNFC West division with a won-lost record of 5–11, and he was replaced at starting center byMike Gruttadauria.
Some of Brostek's teammates includedJackie Slater,Keith Loneker,Jim Everett,Henry Ellard,Flipper Anderson,Lawrence Phillips,Tony Banks,Chris Miller,Sean Landeta, andIsaac Bruce.
Brostek is currently ahigh school footballcoach atHawaii Preparatory Academy in Hawaii. One of Brostek's former players,Max Unger played football for theNew Orleans Saints after being part of a trade that sentJimmy Graham to theSeattle Seahawks, and his son, Shane Brostek, committed to theUniversity of Washington on a football scholarship.