Chad Aaron Levitt (born November 21, 1975) is an American former NFL football player.[2]
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 21, 1975 Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cheltenham (Wyncote, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Cornell |
| NFL draft: | 1997 / round: 4 / pick: 123 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
He is Jewish, was born in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, is 6'1", and had a playing weight of 231 pounds.[2][3][4] He played high school football, and wrestled and competed in track and field, for Cheltenham High School, from which he graduated in 1993.[5][6]
In football his 1,601 yards (1,464 m) in his senior year set a new Cheltenham High School single season rushing record, and he was First-team and Outstanding Player of Suburban One Liberty League, Academic All-League, and a Montgomery County All Star.[6] In wrestling, he was a Suburban One All-Star.[6] In shot put and in the 4x100 relay, he was First-team All-League.[6] He was awarded the 1993 B'nai B'rith Sports Lodge Ted Domsky Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award.[6]
Levitt played college football for Cornell University, as a running back.[2][4] He was three-time All-Ivy, and an Associated Press All-American selection as a senior.[6] He set a Cornell and Ivy League career record for most rushing attempts (922), and a Cornell-best record for 100-yard (91 m) rushing games in a career (24). In 1996, he rushed for 1,435 yards (1,312 m) and was the ECAC Division I-AA Player of the Year, and the Ivy League Player of the Year.[6]
He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft.[7][8] He played two seasons in the National Football League.[2] In 1999, he played for the St. Louis Rams, and in 1997 for the Oakland Raiders.[2]
In 1997, he was named the Marty Glickman Outstanding Jewish Scholastic (college) Athlete of the Year by US Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[6][9] In 2008, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[4] He is also a member of the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame.[6]
References
edit- ^ Bears 2000 Media Guide. p. 112. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Chad Levitt, RB". Nfl.com. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c Jared Shelly (May 15, 2008). "Inductees Join Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". The Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Philadelphia Daily News http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI%7CDN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A3F01F3A8192&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i "Inductions | Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Phillyjewishsports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Chad Levitt NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 21, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Seibald Named Jewish Scholar Athlete of the Year". Ivyleaguesports.com. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.