Doug Brown (gridiron football)

Doug Brown
No. 97
Date of birth (1974-09-29) September 29, 1974
Place of birth New Westminster, British Columbia
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) DT
Height 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight 290 lb (130 kg)
University Simon Fraser
CFL draft 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Drafted by Calgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
1997 Calgary Stampeders* (CFL)
1997 Buffalo Bills* (NFL)
1998-1999 Washington Redskins (NFL)
2001-2011 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
*Offseason and/or practice roster.
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
CFL East All-Star 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
CFL West All-Star 2002
Honors 2001 CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award
Career stats

Douglas Gordon Brown (born September 29, 1974) is a retired National Football League and Canadian Football League defensive tackle. He played college football at Simon Fraser University. Brown won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 2001. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 2001 until his retirement in 2011, competing in three Grey Cups: 2001, 2007, and 2011. He was a CFL All-Star eight times.

Career

Brown was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders 5th overall in the 1997 CFL draft. However he did not play a game with them and signed with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL, spending his entire time there on the practice squad. Following that he went to play for the Washington Redskins where he played ten games with the NFL team.[1]

The 2000 season was a wash, but the end of the season saw his rights traded to Winnipeg from Calgary. He started playing with the Bombers for the 2001 CFL season which saw him named as the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian and a visit to the 2001 Grey Cup game which the Bombers ended up losing. He soon acquired the nickname "Big Bird" and again won as Winnipeg's MOC award again the following season.

Next season, in 2004, Brown won his third recognition as the Bombers' MOC and also won the award for the Most Outstanding Defensive Player. 2006 was another strong season, and arguably his strongest with the Blue Bombers.[1] However he finished as runner up for the Most Outstanding Canadian award that year. Brown went to the 2007 Grey Cup, his second appearance in the penultimate CFL, but again came up short losing by four points to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Brown won his fifth CFL All-Star recognition in 2008 and again finished as runner-up for the MODP award. 2009 saw a return to recognition for Brown where he again won Winnipeg's MOC and MODP awards. Despite being one of the oldest players in the CFL, Brown continued to excel during the 2010 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season. He finished with his seventh CFL All-Star naming that year.[1]

The 2011 CFL season saw Brown as a member of the self-title "Swaggerville" defence for Winnipeg, which was one of the top defences in the league at that time. The 2011 season also saw Brown win his eighth East Division all-star nod.[2]

Statistics

Regular season   Tackles   Interceptions   Fumbles
Year Team Tackles Stt Sacks Int Yards Long TD Fumbles Yards Long TD
2009 WPG 50 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2010 WPG 49 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2011 WPG 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CFL totals 128 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Personal

Brown credited former Coquitlam Cheetahs track and field coach Percy Perry with developing his running which enabled his progression to pro football.[3]

He currently writes a weekly sports column for the Winnipeg Free Press. Brown is also the host of "The Doug Brown Spin Zone" which airs on CJOB 68 AM radio in Winnipeg.

Brown is also currently a KidSport Winnipeg Sport Ambassador, helping run an annual Football Camp for recipients of KidSport Winnipeg funding.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Doug Brown bio". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ Adam Wazny (November 10, 2011). "Eight Bombers named to East Division All-Star Team". Winnipeg Free Press.
  3. ↑ Coquitlam Now: Coquitlam loses coach, mentor Retrieved on 27 December 2009

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Sean Millington		 CFL Most Outstanding Canadian
2001 		Succeeded by
Ben Cahoon
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