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David Michael Brown (born February 25, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals.
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- February 25, 1970
David James Brown (born October 12, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks.
Dave Brown was one of the most prolific point scorers in rugby league history. His star was at its zenith in the 1930s, the same time as another Australian was rewriting the records in another...
- Kogarah, NSW
- April 4, 1913
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- University of Michigan
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Brown was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1953. His father, Asa Brown, was a skilled rubber worker at a Goodyear tire plant in Akron. Brown played football at Garfield High School in Akron, and graduated in 1971; he began as a quarterback, then played wide receiver and defensive back.
Brown enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1971 and played college football as a safety and punt returner for head coach Bo Schembechler's Wolverines from 1972 to 1974. Recruited to Michigan as a wide receiver,Brown played on both offense and defense on the freshman team in 1971. As a sophomore in 1972, Brown started all eleven games at safety...
Pittsburgh Steelers
Brown was selected in the first round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers with the 26th overall pick. Head coach Chuck Noll was surprised to see Brown still available in the first round when it came time for their selection, as he described him as a "hitter; a quality player and person; a leader on the field." As a rookie in 1975, he appeared in 13 games, none as a starter, for the Super Bowl X champions.Brown returned 22 punts for 217 yards, an aver...
Seattle Seahawks
In the spring of 1976, Brown was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks in the expansion draft. Brown recorded his first interception on October 10 against the Green Bay Packers off Lynn Dickey. His first points as a player came on November 7 when he recorded a tackle in the endzone for a safety against the Atlanta Falcons. In his first two seasons, he recorded four interceptions each. On December 11, 1977, he recorded a touchdown on an interception return for his first ever touchdown as a player; th...
Green Bay Packers
In August 1987, the Seahawks traded Brown to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a future draft choice.Brown played three years with the Packers from 1987 to 1989, appearing in 44 games as the starting right cornerback. Brown continued to be productive in his final two seasons with the Seahawks, recording six interceptions in 1985 and five in 1986. In July 1990, the Packers placed Brown on the physically unable-to-perform list due to tendinitis in his Achilles tendon.He was released by the...
After retiring as a player, Brown went into coaching; he was the Seahawks' defensive backs coach from 1992 to 1998, under head coaches Tom Flores and Dennis Erickson. In 2001, he was hired as the defensive backs coach at Texas Tech under head coach Mike Leach. Brown held that position in Lubbock until his death in 2006. During his tenure, Texas Tec...
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