Chad Levitt

Chad Levitt (born November 21, 1975) is an American former NFL football player.[1]

Chad Levitt
No. 31
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:November 21, 1975
Melrose Park, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Cheltenham High School
College:Cornell University
NFL Draft:1997 / Round: 4th / Pick: 123
Career history
  • Oakland Raiders (1997)
  • St. Louis Rams (1999)

He is Jewish, was born in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, is 6–1, and had a playing weight of 231 pounds.[1][2][3] He played high school football, and wrestled and competed in track and field, for Cheltenham High School, from which he graduated in 1993.[4][5]

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.[5] In wrestling, he was a Suburban One All-Star.[5] In shot put and in the 4x100 relay, he was First Team All-League.[5] He was awarded the 1993 B'nai B'rith Sports Lodge Ted Domsky Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award.[5]

Levitt played college football for Cornell University, as a running back.[1][3] He was three-time All-Ivy, and an Associated Press All-American selection as a senior.[5] 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.[5]

He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 4th round of the 1997 NFL Draft.[6] He played two seasons in the National Football League.[1] In 1999, he played for the St. Louis Rams, and in 1997 for the Oakland Raiders.[1]

In 1997, he was named the Marty Glickman Outstanding Jewish Scholastic (college) Athlete of the Year by US Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[5][7] In 2008, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[3] He is also a member of the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame.[5]

References
  1. "Chad Levitt, RB". Nfl.com. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 |url= missing title (help). Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  5. "Inductions | Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Phillyjewishsports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  6. "Chad Levitt NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 21, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  7. "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.
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