Here are selected comments on the passing of Brad Van Pelt, courtesy of the New York Giants:Lawrence Taylor (Teammate 1981-1983)”One of the greatest players I ever played with. I not only lik… ...

OWOSSO, Mich.—Brad Van Pelt, a five-time Pro Bowl player with the New York Giants who helped form one of the NFL’s best linebacking corps in the early 1980s, has died. He was 57.

A second-round draft choice out of Michigan State in 1973, Van Pelt played 14 seasons in the NFL, 11 with the Giants. Although he played on only one winning team in New York, he made the Pro Bowl ...

OWOSSO, Mich. — Brad Van Pelt, a five-time Pro Bowl player with the New York Giants who helped form one of the NFL’s best linebacking corps in the early 1980s, has died. He was 57. Van Pelt ...

Van Pelt played for New York from 1973-83 and was an All-Pro five straight times from 1976-80. During his tenure in New York the Giants had only one winning season – a 9-7 campaign in 1981.

It’s Bob Van Pelt, who was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1967. “My dad’s line is that Brad Van Pelt played about 15 years in the league and he played 15 minutes,” he cracked.

OWOSSO, Mich. — Linebacker Brad Van Pelt, who spent 11 of his 14 NFL seasons with the New York Giants, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 57.