Gilbert Brown
Defensive tackle, American football player
1971 –
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Who is Gilbert Brown?
Gilbert Jesse Brown, is a former nose tackle who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. Brown played 125 Packers games recording 292 tackles and seven sacks. Nicknamed "The Gravedigger," in honor of his celebratory dance following a thunderous tackle, Brown played in 15 Packers playoff games. He was a major contributor on strong defenses during the mid-1990s. His best season was 1996, when Green Bay won Super Bowl XXXI. He was also part of the Kansas team that won the 1992 Aloha Bowl, and was selected for the All-Academic Big Eight team in 1991.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1971
Farmington - Also known as
- Gilbert Jesse Brown
- "The Gravedigger"
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Kansas
- Mackenzie High School
- Lived in
- Farmington
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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