Defensive end, Notre Dame, 1973–77
Ross Browner
- Born
- Mar 22, 1954, in Warren, Ohio
- Died
- Jan 4, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee
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Ross Browner played defensive end at Notre Dame (1973, 1975–77). He won the 1976 Outland Trophy, the 1977 Lombardi Award and the 1977 Maxwell Award. He finished fifth in the 1977 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1976 and 1977. The Cincinnati Bengals took Browner in the first round, No. 8 overall in the 1978 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1999College Football Hall of Fame
- 1976Outland Trophy
- 1976, 1977UPI Lineman of the Year
- 1976, 1977Consensus All‑American
- 1977Lombardi Award
- 1977Maxwell Award
- 1977Fifth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: National champions, 1973 and 1977
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | USFL | Houston Gamblers |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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