Less Browne
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Less Browne | |
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Date of birth | December 7, 1959 |
Place of birth | East Liverpool, Ohio |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
College | Colorado State University |
Career highlights | |
Teams | |
1984-1988 1989-1991 1992 1993-1994 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ottawa Rough Riders British Columbia Lions |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame |
Less Browne (born December 7, 1959 in East Liverpool, Ohio) was a Canadian Football League defensive back for the Hamilton Tigercats, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Ottawa Rough Riders and the British Columbia Lions.
Browne holds the CFL and all-pro records for most interceptions in a career with 87. He also holds the record for most interception return yards with 1,508. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2002 and in November, 2006 was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#23) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network The Sports Network/TSN. He later became an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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