Dave Brown (cornerback)

Dave Brown

Brown at Michigan, c. 1974
No. 6, 36, 22, 32
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1953-01-16)January 16, 1953 Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	January 10, 2006(2006-01-10) (aged 52) Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Garfield (Akron)
College:	Michigan
NFL draft:	1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1975) Seattle Seahawks (1976–1986) Green Bay Packers (1987–1990)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (X) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1984, 1985) Pro Bowl (1984) Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor Unanimous All-American (1974) Consensus All-American (1973) 3× First-team All-Big Ten (1972, 1973, 1974)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 62 Interception yards: 698 Touchdowns: 5
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

David Steven Brown (January 16, 1953 – January 10, 2006) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1975), Seattle Seahawks (1976–1986), and Green Bay Packers (1987–1989). He was selected as a second-team All-NFL player in 1984 and a second-team All-AFC player in 1985. His 62 career interceptions ranks tied for tenth in NFL history, with only five players having more interceptions in a career since his career ended in 1989. His 50 interceptions with the Seahawks remains a club record.

Brown also played college football as a safety and punt returner for the Michigan Wolverines from 1972 to 1974. While playing for Michigan, he compiled 526 punt return yards (11.7 yards per return), three punt returns for touchdowns, 174 tackles, nine interceptions, 202 interception return yards, and 15 pass breakups. He was selected as a consensus first-team defensive back on the 1973 College Football All-America Team and a unanimous first-team pick in 1974. He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

In his later years, Brown pursued a career in coaching. He was the defensive backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks from 1992 to 1998 and for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team from 2001 until his death in January 2006.