Rod Brown (gridiron football)

Rod Brown
Personal information
Born: (1963-10-06) October 6, 1963 (age 61)
Gainesville, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Oklahoma State
Position:Defensive back
Undrafted:1985
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Rod Brown (born October 6, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, earning consensus All-American honors in 1984. Brown was also a member of the Denver Broncos and Dallas Texans.

College career

Brown played for the Oklahoma State Cowboys from 1981 to 1984.[1] He was a consensus All-American in 1984 after recording fifty tackles, six interceptions, eight pass deflections, one sack and one fumble recovery.[1][2][3][4] He also earned First-team All-Big Eight honors in 1984.[5] Brown was named to the Oklahoma State Football All-Century Team by The Oklahoman in 1999.[6]

Professional career

Brown spent the 1985 season with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.[7] He signed with the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders in April 1987 and played in 32 games for the team from 1987 to 1988.[8] He played for the Dallas Texans of the Arena Football League (AFL) during the 1993 season.[9] Brown was tied for third in the AFL with seven interceptions.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "SINGLE-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS" (PDF). netitor.com. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Rod Brown". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Lassiter, Jim (December 27, 1984). "Once Dreamer, Pokes' Brown Now Believer". newsok.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "The 1984 United Press International All-Big Eight Conference football..." United Press International. November 19, 1984. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "OKLAHOMA STATE FOOTBALL ALL-CENTURY TEAM". The Oklahoman. August 8, 1999. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Broncos Waive OU, OSU Players". The Oklahoman. Associated Press. July 26, 1985. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "Rod Brown". cflapedia.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  9. ^ "Rod Brown". arenafan.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  10. ^ "1993 Arena Football League Leaders". arenafan.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.