Dennis Trammel Brown (born November 6, 1967) is a former

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who played seven seasons for the

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in the

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(NFL).

Career history

Dennis Brown played

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at Long Beach Jordan High School and his strong performance earned him offers to attend various top-notch colleges, including

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and

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. He attended the

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from 1986–1990 where he wore #79 and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the

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. That same year he earned the team's Rookie of the Year honors. In 1995, he started in

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. After retirement he moved to Seattle, Washington, with his wife Danielle, daughter Darienne Kathleen, and his son Derrick Jonathan. In 1998, Danielle and Dennis divorced. Dennis has received the San Francisco 49ers Community Relations Alumni Service Award nine times since his NFL retirement. He also serves as an ambassador for USA Heads Up Football and as an alumni representative for the San Francisco 49ers. He served four years on the board of the San Mateo (PAL) Police Athletic League, currently sits on the board of the San Francisco police activities league, also serves on the Players Advisory Board of the NFL Alumni Northern California, Today Dennis is a Sports Analyst for Comcast Sports Net, and host of the KNBR 49ers pre/post game shows. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Erica.

Quotes

"I think to myself, do you know how many guys play their whole careers and never get the chance to be a champion? Yet, I was lucky enough to experience it.
Sometimes I stop and think, man that was big deal, a Super Bowl! And I had the opportunity to be a part of it!" "It was so quiet on the bus. Everybody was just thinking about what they had accomplished. I was in a two-year stretch where things weren’t going very well for me-- my marriage was about over, I had some health problems, things like that. But this game was an escape, a chance to get away from everything for a while... So we’re on the bus, and

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’s son fell asleep on me... I was quietly looking out the window at all the buildings going by, and I thought, Wow, I just won a Super Bowl -- and here I've got this kid asleep on my leg"

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021448/http://washington.scout.com/2/230090.html * http://www.viewimages.com/Search.aspx?mid=258084&epmid=2&partner=Google * https://web.archive.org/web/20070817051640/http://www.sf49ers.com/history/awards.php?section=HI%20Awards * https://web.archive.org/web/20080727013809/http://www.sf49ers.com/history/images/niners_alltime_starters.pdf * https://web.archive.org/web/20121103040131/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNDEN01 {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Dennis 1967 births Living people Players of American football from Los Angeles American football defensive linemen Washington Huskies football players San Francisco 49ers players Players of American football from Long Beach, California

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