Former MSU great Van Pelt dies

Brad Van Pelt, who turned his brilliant sports talents into a lustrous career at Michigan State and in the NFL, died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack in Harrison, Michigan. Van Pelt was 57. He was a 14-year NFL linebacker (1973-86) and five-time Pro Bowler of such stature that he was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Van Pelt's best years were the 11 seasons he played for the New York Giants when he was part of the vaunted Crunch Bunch phalanx of linebackers that included Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson and Brian Kelley. He later played for the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns before retiring at the end of the 1986 season - The Detroit News