- Dennis Brown (American football)
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Dennis Brown Position(s)
Defensive endJersey #(s)
96Born November 6, 1967
Los Angeles, CaliforniaCareer information Year(s) 1990–1996 NFL Draft 1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 Professional teams - San Francisco 49ers (1990-1996)
Career stats Tackles 199 Sacks 24.5 Interceptions 2 Stats at NFL.com Career highlights and awards - Huskies Football Defensive Lineman of the year: 1986-1987
- All Pacific-10 Conference: 1987, 1988, 1989
- Outland Trophy candidate: 1987, 1988
- Outland Trophy finalist: 1988, 1989
- Playboy All-American: 1989 1990
- AP Second Team All-American
- San Francisco 49ers Gold-Rush Rookie of the Year: 1990
- Super Bowl Champion: 1995
- Ed Block Courage Award winner: 1995
Dennis Trammel Brown (born November 6, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is a former defensive end who played 7 seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League.
Career history
Dennis Brown played football at Long Beach Jordan High School and his strong performance earned him offers to attend various top-notch colleges, including UCLA and USC. He attended the University of Washington from 1986-1990 where he wore #79 and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1990 NFL Draft. That same year he earned the team's Rookie of the Year honors. In 1995 he started in Super Bowl XXIX. He now lives San Mateo, California.
Quotes
"I think to myself, do you know how many guys play their whole careers and never get the chance to be a champion? Yet, I was lucky enough to experience it.
Sometimes I stop and think, man that was big deal, a Super Bowl! And I had the opportunity to be a part of it!""It was so quiet on the bus. Everybody was just thinking about what they had accomplished. I was in a two-year stretch where things weren’t gong very well for me-- my marriage was about over, I had some health problems, things like that. But this game was an escape, a chance to get away from everything for a while... So we’re on the bus, and Rickey Jackson’s son fell asleep on me… I was quietly looking out the window at all the buildings going by, and I thought, Wow, I just won a Super Bowl -- and here I've got this kid asleep on my leg"
External links
- http://washington.scout.com/2/230090.html
- http://www.viewimages.com/Search.aspx?mid=258084&epmid=2&partner=Google
- http://www.sf49ers.com/history/awards.php?section=HI%20Awards
- http://www.sf49ers.com/history/images/niners_alltime_starters.pdf
- http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNDEN01
Categories:- 1967 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California
- Players of American football from California
- American football defensive linemen
- Washington Huskies football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Ed Block Courage Award recipients
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