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Dusek attended Temple High School and played for the school's football team as a [[quarterback]] and [[safety (gridiron football position)|safety]].<ref name=halloffame/> He was selected as a Parade All-American as a senior.<ref name=TAM/> He then enrolled at Texas A&M University and played for the [[Texas A&M Aggies football]] program from 1969 to 1972<ref name=PFA>{{cite web|title=Brad Dusek|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=August 4, 2023|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerd/duse00200.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A&M Dream|newspaper=Corsicana Daily Sun|date=August 9, 1970|page=35|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corsicana-daily-sun-am-dream/129454445/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Brad Dusek Graduates To Starting Left Halfback|newspaper=Staunton Leader|date=July 31, 1970|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader-brad-dusek-graduat/129454275/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] in their [[wishbone offense]]. Dusek was named to the [[1971 All-Southwest Conference football team]]<ref name=obit>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_cbd95b7c-2846-11ef-a09d-7bdf9ac1ac1d.html|title=Temple football legend Dusek dies of ALS|first=Tim|last=Waits|date=June 11, 2024|work=Temple Daily Telegram|accessdate=June 12, 2024}}</ref> and he was a [[team captain]] on the [[1972 Texas A&M Aggies football team|1972 Texas A&M team]].<ref name=TAM/>
The [[New England Patriots]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) selected Dusek in the third round, with the 56th overall selection, of the [[1973 NFL draft]]. Though he played for Texas A&M as a fullback, the Patriots selected him as a [[linebacker]]. The Patriots then traded him to the [[Washington Redskins]] for [[Donnell Smith]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1978/09/04/redskins-butz-dusek-stun-patriots/b3578466-1488-4c39-836a-053755a696f9/|title=Redskins Butz, Dusek Stun Patriots|first=Ken |last=Denlinger|newspaper=Washington Post|date=September 3, 1978|accessdate=June 12, 2024}}</ref> and he played for the Redskins from 1974 to 1981. He appeared in 114 games with the Redskins, 97 of them as a starter. He had a total of 16 fumble recoveries (including three returned for touchdowns), 14 sacks, four interceptions, and three touchdowns.<ref name=PFA/> He also recorded over 100 tackles in the 1977, 1978, and 1979 seasons. Author Michael Richman in ''The Redskins
==Later life==
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