Joey Browner
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: May 15, 1960 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Warren, Ohio | |||||||||
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| College: USC | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1983 for the Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
| Last played in 1992 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||
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Career history
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Joey Matthew Browner (born May 15, 1960 in Warren, Ohio) is a former American football strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983 until 1991.[1]
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High school career [edit]
Browner attended Western Reserve High in Warren, Ohio for two years but moved for his junior and senior seasons to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Southwest High. He was an All State defensive lineman as a junior, played Basketball and ran Track and Field, qualifying twice for the Ohio State meet.
As a senior, Joey Browner had 120 unassisted tackles and three interceptions earning Parade All-American Honors as well as the Georgia class 3-A lineman of the year. Browner was also named Atlanta Area Player of the Year.
College career [edit]
Browner decided to enroll at the University of Southern California, where he was a four-time All-American football player. Joey was the 1982 Most Valuable Player for USC and ended being drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings.[2] Other members of the Trojan defensive backfield included Dennis Smith, Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, and St.Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher. Browner also played with Anthony Munoz, Marcus Allen, Charles White, Paul McDonald, and other numerous USC stars. Browner also was named MVP of the 1983 Japan Bowl. Browner was a 4 year All-American Football Player. He was also selected to the first team All-Pac-10, first team All-Coast. Browner notched 243 total tackles, 9 interceptions, 40m passes defended, 7 fumble recoveries and 3 touchdowns.
His USC teams compiled a 36-8-1 mark. He played in one Rose Bowl Game and once in the Fiesta Bowl.[3]
Professional career [edit]
Browner was the first round draft pick and 19th overall selection as safety of the Minnesota Vikings in 1983.[2][4]
An outstanding defensive player and tackler, Browner was selected to six Pro Bowls, in 1985-1990 while playing with the Minnesota Vikings (1983–1991). He finished his career playing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1992.[2] Browner is also a 4-time member of the John Madden "All-Madden Team". Joey also is a nine-time NFL Hall of Fame nominee.
Joey is a veteran traveler having gone to China with the NFL players association in 1988 to Germany with the 1989 USO Tour and to Paris to kick off the French Federation of American Football Annual Championship game in 1991.[5]
Joey Browner amassed over 1,100 total tackles, caused 18 fumbles and recovered 16 of them; he also led the team in 9 defensive categories over his NFL career.[6]
Browner holds the NFL Pro Bowl record with 3 fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns. He had 40 interceptions in his career for 505 total yards including the playoffs.[6]
Personal [edit]
The Browner family, along with the Matthews family, has produced six NFL players. Joey's brothers Ross Browner (Cincinnati Bengals & Green Bay Packers), Jimmy Browner (Cincinnati Bengals), and Keith Browner all played in the NFL, as do Ross's son Max Starks (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Keith's son, Keith Browner, Jr. (Houston Texans). Joey's next eldest Brother Willard was drafted by the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher and also served as the starting tailback for Notre Dame with brother Ross's teams. Youngest and late brother Gerald had a stellar career at the University of Georgia.[7]
He is a member of the NFL Gridiron Legends team along with former Viking teammate Cris Carter on the EA Sports game, NFL Street 2. Joey Browner was enshrined into the African-American hall of fame in 2004 for his work in broadcasting.[8]
Joey Browner and Joann Neilson began the Joey Browner Foundation in 2009.
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/player/joeybrowner/2499875/profile
- ^ a b c "Joey Browner". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ http://www.purplepride.org/f2/joey-browner-429990/
- ^ Lowitt, Bruce (1983-04-26). "Colts Pick Elway". The Argus-Press. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ http://www.joeybrowner.com/
- ^ a b http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJo00.htm
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19820810&id=lmgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qDQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3435,1679704
- ^ http://www.usclegends.org/joey-browner.php
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