Rod Brown (gridiron football)

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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.

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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]

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