Dennis Brown (football player)

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Dennis Brown (football player)
Date of birth:	November 6, 1967 (1967-11-06) (age 40)
Place of birth:	Los Angeles, California
Career information
Position(s):	Defensive End
College:	Washington
NFL Draft:	1990 / Round: 2 / Pick 47
Organizations
As player:
1990-1996	San Francisco 49ers
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

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.

[edit] 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 1986-90 and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1990. That same year he earned the team's Rookie of the Year honors. In 1995 he started in Super Bowl XXIX. Due to injuries, his career came to an end in 1996. After retirement he moved to Seattle, Washington, with his wife Danielle, daughter Darienne Kathleen, and his son Derrick Jonathan. In 1998, Danielle and Dennis divorced. He now lives San Mateo, CA with Cynthia Peterson and her grandson Quinn.

[edit] Awards

Huskies Football Defensive Lineman of the year: 1986-87
All Conference: 1987,88,89
Outland trophy candidate: 1987-88
Outland trophy finalist: 1988-89
Playboy All-American: 1989-90
All Conference: 1989-90
AP Second Team All-American
San Francisco 49ers Gold-Rush Rookie of the Year: 1990
Super Bowl Championship: 1995
Ed Block Courage Award winner: 1995

[edit] Career Statistics

[edit] Facts/Trivia

Wore #96 while playing for the San Francisco 49ers
Wore #79 while playing for the University of Washington Huskies
Has two children: a daughter born. 1992 and a son born. 1994
Started in Super Bowl XXIX
Was good friends with Dana Stubblefield and Bryant Young
Admired Charles Mann in college and eventaully got to play with him in Super Bowl XXIX
Is 6' 5" tall
Dropped over 50 pounds while playing in the NFL (started at 330)

[edit] 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 Ricky 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 us, and Ricky 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"

[edit] 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