Ken Brown (linebacker)

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Ken Brown
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1971-05-05) May 5, 1971 (age 53)
Wiesbaden, Germany
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Richmond (VA) Monacan
College: Virginia Tech
NFL draft: 1995  / Round: 4 / Pick: 124
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Kenneth Anderson Brown (born May 5, 1971) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft. [1] He played college football at Virginia Tech and attended Monacan High School in Richmond, Virginia. Brown also attended Fork Union Military Academy. [2]

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References

  1. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. "KEN BROWN". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2014.