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Ross Browner (born March 22, 1954, Warren, Ohio) is a former American football defensive end who played ten seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Cincinnati Bengals. In 1985 he jumped to the Houston Gamblers of the USFL, but returned the same season to the Bengals. He is the father of current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Max Starks, and brother of Joey Browner and Keith Browner. During his senior year in college, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the subheading of "Notre Dame's Peerless Ross Browner." Browner was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Ross Browner was named to the Cincinnati Bengals 40th Anniversary Team in 2007.