Doug Brown (Canadian football)

Doug Brown

No. 97     Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date of birth:	September 29, 1974 (1974-09-29) (age 37)
Place of birth:	New Westminster, British Columbia
Career information
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	DT
Height:	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:	290 lb (130 kg)
University:	Simon Fraser
Organizations
As player:
1997 1998-1999 2001-present	Buffalo Bills (NFL) Washington Redskins (NFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
CFL East All-Star:	2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
CFL West All-Star:	2002
Honors:	2001 CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award
Playing stats at CFL.ca
Playing stats at NFL.com

Douglas Gordon Brown (born on September 29, 1974 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a former National Football League player for the Washington Redskins and current Canadian Football League defensive tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football at Simon Fraser University. Brown won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 2001, has played for the Blue Bombers since 2001, competed in two Grey Cups, in 2001 and 2007, and has been a CFL All-Star eight times.

Career

Brown was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders 5th overall in the 1997 CFL draft. However he did not play a game with them and signed with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL, spending his entire time there on the practice squad. Following that he went to play for the Washington Redskins where he played ten games with the NFL team.^[1]

The 2000 season was a wash, but the end of the season saw his rights traded to Winnipeg from Calgary. He started playing with the Bombers for the 2001 CFL season which saw him named as the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian and a visit to the 2001 Grey Cup game which the Bombers ended up losing. He soon acquired the nickname "Big Bird" and again won as Winnipeg's MOC award again the following season.

Next season, in 2004, Brown won his third recognition as the Bombers' MOC and also won the award for the Most Outstanding Defensive Player. 2006 was another strong season, and arguably his strongest with the Blue Bombers.^[1] However he finished as runner up for the Most Outstanding Canadian award that year. Brown went to the 2007 Grey Cup, his second appearance in the penultimate CFL, but again came up short losing by four points to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Brown won his fifth CFL All-Star recognition in 2008 and again finished as runner-up for the MODP award. 2009 saw a return to recognition for Brown where he again won Winnipeg's MOC and MODP awards. Despite being one of the oldest players in the CFL, Brown continued to excel during the 2010 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season. He finished with his seventh CFL All-Star naming that year.^[1]

The 2011 CFL season saw Brown as a member of the self-title "Swaggerville" defence for Winnipeg, which was one of the top defences in the league at that time. The 2011 season also saw Brown win his eighth East Division all-star nod.^[2]

Personal

Brown credited former Coquitlam Cheetahs track and field coach Percy Perry with developing his running which enabled his progression to pro football.^[3]

He currently writes a weekly sports column for the Winnipeg Free Press. Brown is also the host of "The Doug Brown Spin Zone" which airs on CJOB 68 AM radio in Winnipeg.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Doug Brown bio". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. http://bluebombers.com/roster/show/id/139. Retrieved November 10, 2011. 
2. ^ Adam Wazny (November 10, 2011). "Eight Bombers named to East Division All-Star Team". Winnipeg Free Press. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Eight-Bombers-named-to-East-Division-All-Star-Team-133621958.html. 
3. ^ Coquitlam Now: Coquitlam loses coach, mentor Retrieved on 27 December 2009

External links

• NFL Stats

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sean Millington	CFL Most Outstanding Canadian 2001	Succeeded by Ben Cahoon

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Name	Brown, Doug
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Date of birth	September 29, 1974
Place of birth	New Westminster, British Columbia
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