Joey Browner
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 15, 1960 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Warren, Ohio | ||||||||
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| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||||||||
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| Interceptions: | 37 |
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| INT yards: | 465 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
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Joey Matthew Browner (born May 15, 1960) is a former American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983 to 1991 and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1992. Browner played college football at the University of Southern California (USC)
Browner attended Western Reserve High in Warren, Ohio for two years but moved for his junior and senior seasons to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Southwest High. He was an All State defensive lineman as a junior, played basketball with future NBA Hall of Fame forward Dominique 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 to Notre Dame, but he instead decided on the University of Southern California.
At USC, Browner was a four-time All-American football player and the team's Most Valuable Player in 1982. Other members of the Trojan defensive backfield included Dennis Smith, Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, and future Los Angeles Rams head coach Jeff Fisher. Browner also played with Anthony Munoz, Marcus Allen, Charles White, Paul 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.
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