He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection with Cleveland, and also played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

After high school, he went to Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, on a basketball scholarship, playing for Ray Eddy.

Following the completion of his playing career, Brewster was a receivers coach with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings, earning a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV.

Brewster retired from football and lived in Peculiar, Missouri on the outskirts of Kansas City.

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