- Larry Brinson
Larry Sylvesta Brinson (born
June 6 ,1954 ,Opa-locka, Florida ) is a formerNational Football League running back and current college football assistant coach.Brinson played college football for the
University of Florida , graduating in 1977. He signed as a free agent with theDallas Cowboys , where he played three seasons as a backup running back and kickoff returner. He played with the Cowboys inSuper Bowl XII andSuper Bowl XIII . Brinson finished his career with theSeattle Seahawks in the 1980 season.After retiring as a player, Brinson became the running backs coach for
Ken Hatfield at theUnited States Air Force Academy in 1983. He moved with Hatfield and held the same position at theUniversity of Arkansas (1984-89),Clemson University (1990-93) andRice University (1994-2005). In 2007, Brinson joined the coaching staff at theUniversity of Kentucky , also as running backs coach.External links
* [http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=-1&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=20145&change_well_id=2 University of Kentucky profile]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRINSLAR01 Larry Brinson stats at databasefootball.com]
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