Professional Football Player. For nine seasons (1969 to 1977), he played at the defensive back position in the National and Canadian Football Leagues with the New York Giants, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders. Born Allen Ray Brenner, he attended Niles High School (Michigan) where he was accomplished in football and basketball. He continued his athletic excellence at Michigan State University, where he played football under Duffy Daugherty and was a member of the Spartans 1966 squad which captured both the Big Ten and National Championship. He was a participant in what many nicknamed "The Game of the Century" a contest between Michigan State and Notre Dame which resulted in a 10 to 10 tie. In his senior year, he earned First-Team All-American honors and All-Big Ten recognition from multiple media outlets. Selected by the Giants during the 7th round of the 1969 NFL Draft, he appeared in 7 regular season games with New York from 1969 to 1970. It would be in the CFL where Brenner enjoyed his greatest success professionally, as he was a contributor to one Hamilton Grey Cup championship team (1972) and one Ottawa Grey Cup championship squad (1976). He distinguished himself individually earning All-Canadian status in 1972 and All-Star honors in 1974. During the 1972 season, he set a CFL record for interceptions in one game when he picked off Toronto's Joe Theismann four-times. Following his football career, he worked in the advertising industry. In 1983, for reasons that are unclear Brenner abandoned his wife and children for eight years, resurfacing in 1991 in North Carolina.
Professional Football Player. For nine seasons (1969 to 1977), he played at the defensive back position in the National and Canadian Football Leagues with the New York Giants, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders. Born Allen Ray Brenner, he attended Niles High School (Michigan) where he was accomplished in football and basketball. He continued his athletic excellence at Michigan State University, where he played football under Duffy Daugherty and was a member of the Spartans 1966 squad which captured both the Big Ten and National Championship. He was a participant in what many nicknamed "The Game of the Century" a contest between Michigan State and Notre Dame which resulted in a 10 to 10 tie. In his senior year, he earned First-Team All-American honors and All-Big Ten recognition from multiple media outlets. Selected by the Giants during the 7th round of the 1969 NFL Draft, he appeared in 7 regular season games with New York from 1969 to 1970. It would be in the CFL where Brenner enjoyed his greatest success professionally, as he was a contributor to one Hamilton Grey Cup championship team (1972) and one Ottawa Grey Cup championship squad (1976). He distinguished himself individually earning All-Canadian status in 1972 and All-Star honors in 1974. During the 1972 season, he set a CFL record for interceptions in one game when he picked off Toronto's Joe Theismann four-times. Following his football career, he worked in the advertising industry. In 1983, for reasons that are unclear Brenner abandoned his wife and children for eight years, resurfacing in 1991 in North Carolina.
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