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| Born: | (1969-11-30)November 30, 1969 (age 55) Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles(Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 1991: 12th round, 320th pick | ||||||||||||
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Larry Brown Jr. (born November 30, 1969) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL) for theDallas Cowboys andOakland Raiders. He playedcollege football for theLos Angeles Southwest Cougars and theTCU Horned Frogs and was selected by the Cowboys in the 12th round of the1991 NFL draft. He was named theMVP ofSuper Bowl XXX.
Brown attendedLos Angeles High School, where he earned All-city honors infootball andtrack.
After not receiving any scholarship offers, he began his collegiate career atLos Angeles Southwest College as arunning back. He was moved tocornerback during his sophomore season, receiving All-league honors after tallying 61 tackles and 4 interceptions. He also practicedtrack.
As a junior he transferred toTexas Christian University, and was named the starter atleft cornerback, collecting 27 tackles, one interception and one pass defensed in the first five games, until being lost for the season with an ankle injury. limited with injuries.
As a senior he regained his starter position, registering 75 tackles (fifth on the team), 2 interceptions and 10 passes defensed (led the team). He had 10 tackles againstOklahoma State University.
In 1990, he was invited to theBlue–Gray Football Classic, where he earned MVP honors, after making 9 tackles and one pass defensed.[1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 5 ft11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.63 s | 1.62 s | 2.72 s | 4.34 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | 15 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Brown was selected by theDallas Cowboys in the 12th round (320th overall) of the1991 NFL draft.[3] Although there weren't many expectations for him at the start of preseason, he surprised the coaches with his play, even though he quit training camp for a few days because of personal reasons and also had a brief hospitalization that was thought to be appendicitis. In the fourth game, he passedManny Hendrix on the depth chart atright cornerback, becoming the first Cowboys rookie to start atcornerback sinceRon Francis in1987. He posted 68 tackles (eighth on the team), 2 interceptions, 18 passes defensed (second on the team), one forced fumble and was named to theNFL All-rookie team. In the Cowboys 52–17 win over theBuffalo Bills inSuper Bowl XXVII, he recorded an interception in the second quarter.
In1992, he played opposite toKevin Smith, making them the youngest startingcornerback duo in the league. He had 61 tackles (sixth on the team), one interception, 11 passes defensed (led the league), 5special teams tackles and one fumble recovery.
In1993, he recorded 63 tackles and 11 passes defensed (tied for second on the team). In1994, he tallied 57 tackles, 4 interceptions (third on the team) and 12 passes defensed (tied for third on the team). The1995 season would be a great season for Brown, recording six interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns and recording 47 tackles, en route to the Cowboys reaching and winning Super Bowl XXX, in which he earned MVP honors with two second half interceptions, which the Cowboys converted into two touchdowns to prevent aSteelers comeback.[4]
Brown became a free agent immediately after hisSuper Bowl MVP performance and used his award as leverage to sign a lucrative contract (five years, $12.5 million with $3.5 million guaranteed) with theOakland Raiders on February 20,1996.[5] In1997, he was demoted to a backup role and suspended four weeks by the team for "conduct detrimental to the team".[6] On June 3,1998, he was waived after being a disappointment and playing only 12 games (one start) in two years for the Raiders.[7]Brown is believed to be one of the NFL's biggest free agent busts in NFL history.[8][9][10]
On June 16,1998, he was signed as afree agent by theMinnesota Vikings, to help improve one of the worst secondaries in the league. He was limited with a hamstring injury and was released with an injury settlement on August 30.[11]
On December 2,1998, he returned to the Cowboys to provide depth at cornerback.[12] He finished out the season and career playing four games for the Cowboys that season; upon his retirement, he had made 14 career interceptions, which he returned for a total of 210 yards and twotouchdowns. He also had twofumble recoveries.
Currently, Brown is a cohost of TheDallas Cowboys Radio Network Pregame and Postgame Shows on105.3 The Fan, theflagship station of theDallas Cowboys Radio Network.
He played himself in an episode ofMarried... with Children.[13] He also appeared onWeekend Update in a 1996 episode ofSaturday Night Live hosted byDanny Aiello. He was named Number 3 inNFL Top 10 for Worst Free Agent Signings and Number 3 in One Shot Wonders.[14]
Brown's son Kameron was a 4-star wide receiver in high school and is currently playing football forTexas A&M.[15] However, on November 23, 2020, Kameron announced onTwitter that he would transfer toUCLA for the 2021 season.[16] His son Christopher Brown died in 1995 at 10 weeks of age after beingborn prematurely.[17]