Dave Brown (cornerback)
David Steven Brown (January 16 1953 – January 10 2006) was an American cornerback in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1975), Seattle Seahawks (1976-86) and Green Bay Packers (1987-89).
Born in Akron, Ohio, Brown's football career started at Akron's Garfield High School and continued on to the University of Michigan, where he was selected three times to the All-Big Ten team and was a unanimous All-American his senior year. Brown's NFL career began promisingly, as he played a part in the Steelers' championship team of 1975. The following spring, Brown was chosen by the Seahawks in their expansion draft. He spent ten years with the team, setting numerous franchise records. A cornerback, Brown tied an NFL record with two interception returns for touchdowns in a single game (4 November, 1984 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs). He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 1984 season.
After leaving the Seahawks in 1986, he played four more years with the Packers, finally retiring in 1990. His sixty two career interceptions ranked seventh all-time at his retirement, and his fifty interceptions for Seattle remains the team record. He was elected to Seattle's elite "Ring of Honor" in 1992, and that same year he returned to the Seahawks as their defensive backs coach, a position he held until 1998. In 2000, he was named to his alma mater Michigan's All-Century team.
In 2001 Brown was hired as the defensive backs coach for Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
On January 10 2006, Brown died in Lubbock after suffering an apparent heart attack while playing basketball with his son, just six days shy of his fifty third birthday.
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