Joey Browner
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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Born: | Warren, Ohio,U.S.[1] | May 15, 1960||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Warren Western Reserve (Warren, Ohio) Southwest (Atlanta,Georgia) | ||||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1983/ Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||||||||||
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Joey Matthew Browner(born May 15, 1960) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was asafetyin theNational Football League(NFL) for theMinnesota Vikingsfrom 1983 to 1991 and for theTampa Bay Buccaneersin 1992. Browner playedcollege footballfor theUSC Trojans.
Early life
[edit]Browner attended Western Reserve High inWarren, Ohio,for two years but moved for his junior and senior seasons toAtlanta, Georgia,where he attended Southwest High. He was an All Statedefensive linemanas a junior, played basketball with future NBA forwardGerald Wilkins,and ran track and field, qualifying twice for the Ohio State meet.
As a senior, 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. After high school it was generally believed that Browner would follow his three brothers toNotre Dame,but he instead decided on theUniversity of Southern California.
College career
[edit]At USC, Browner was the team's Most Valuable Player in 1982. Other members of the Trojan defensive backfield includedDennis Smith,Hall of FamerRonnie Lott,and futureLos Angeles Ramshead coachJeff Fisher.Browner also played withAnthony Muñoz,Marcus Allen,Charles White,andPaul McDonald.He was also selected to the first-team All-Pac-10, first-team All-Coast. Browner notched 243 total tackles, nine interceptions, 40 passes defended, seven fumble recoveries and three touchdown returns in his collegiate career.
His USC teams compiled a 36–8–1 mark. He played in oneRose Bowl Gameand oneFiesta Bowl.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Browner, a safety, was selected 19th overall in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.[1][3]
An outstanding defensive player and tackler, Browner was selected to sixPro Bowls(1985–1990) while playing with the Minnesota Vikings. He finished his career with theTampa Bay Buccaneersin 1992.[1]Browner was a four time member of theJohn Madden"All-Madden Team".
While with the Vikings, Browner travelled 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.
Browner amassed over 1,100 total tackles, caused 18 fumbles and recovered 16 of them; he also led the Vikings in nine defensive categories over his NFL career.[1]
Browner holds the NFL Pro Bowl record with three fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns. He had 40 interceptions in his career for 505 total yards including the playoffs.[1]
The Minnesota Vikings placed Browner in the team's Ring of Honor in October 2013 on a Sunday night football game vs the Packers. Joey Browner was the 21st overall selection into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor that night.[4]
In 2019, theProfessional Football Researchers Associationnamed Browner to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2019.[5]
Personal
[edit]The Browner family has produced six NFL players: brothers the lateRoss Browner(Cincinnati Bengals&Green Bay Packers),Jim Browner(Cincinnati Bengals), andKeith Brownerall played in the NFL, as do Ross's sonMax Starks(Pittsburgh Steelers) and Keith's son,Keith Browner, Jr.(Houston Texans). Browner's next eldest brother Willard was selected 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 played at the University of Georgia.[6]
Browner is a member of the 1980s all star all decade team, of the NFL Gridiron Legends team along with former Viking teammateCris Carterand the PAC 12 all century team, also 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 radio sports broadcasting with his longtime friend Rich Perez in Las Vegas and Hawaii.[7]
Browner has been nominated forPro Football Hall of Fameselection nine times. He is the 21st member of the Ring of Honor and the 17th player in Minnesota Vikings history. Browner was inducted into the All "Mall of America Field" team signifying the best players who played for the Vikings during their years at the Metrodome/Mall of America Field.
References
[edit]- ^abcde"Joey Browner".Pro Football Reference.RetrievedAugust 20,2010.
- ^"Minnesota Vikings Forums and Fan Site".Purplepride.org.RetrievedSeptember 5,2016.
- ^Lowitt, Bruce (April 26, 1983)."Colts Pick Elway".The Argus-Press.RetrievedAugust 20,2010.
- ^"Minnesota Vikings | Ring of Honor".Vikings.Archived fromthe originalon September 18, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 5,2016.
- ^"PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2019".RetrievedSeptember 14,2019.
- ^"Rome News-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".Archived fromthe originalon July 13, 2012.
- ^"USC Legends Joey Browner".Archived fromthe originalon June 29, 2006.RetrievedJuly 16,2006.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromNFL·Pro Football Reference·
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- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
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