Brodie Curtis Westen (June 13, 1932 – July 29, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois for two seasons, from 1974 to 1975, compiling a record of 12–7–1.

Westen was born on June 13, 1932, in Marquette, Michigan. He graduated from Graveraet High School in Marquette before serving in the United States Navy on the USS Juneau during the Korean War. Westen returned to Marquette and graduated from Northern Michigan University. He began his coaching career as an assistant football coach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, serving as freshman line coach. Westen was the head football coach at Rockford West High School in Rockford, Illinois from 1961 to 1965.

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Westen died on July 29, 2021, in Macomb.

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1932 births

2021 deaths

Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches

Western Illinois Leathernecks football coaches

High school football coaches in Illinois

Northern Michigan University alumni

United States Navy personnel of the Korean War

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People from Marquette, Michigan

Coaches of American football from Michigan

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