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style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 47</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">Safety</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1960-05-15</span>) </span>May 15, 1960<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 64)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Warren,_Ohio" title="Warren, Ohio">Warren, Ohio</a>, U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-pfr_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">221 lb (100 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warren_Western_Reserve_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warren Western Reserve High School (page does not exist)">Warren Western Reserve</a> <br /> (Warren, Ohio) <br /> Southwest <br /> (<a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, Georgia)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_draft" title="1983 NFL draft">1983</a> / round: 1 / pick: 19</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> (<a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a>–<a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li>3× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1987_All-Pro_Team" title="1987 All-Pro Team">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988_All-Pro_Team" title="1988 All-Pro Team">1988</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_All-Pro_Team" title="1990 All-Pro Team">1990</a>)</li> <li>Second-team All-Pro (<a href="/wiki/1989_All-Pro_Team" title="1989 All-Pro Team">1989</a>)</li> <li>6× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_Pro_Bowl" title="1986 Pro Bowl">1985</a>–<a href="/wiki/1991_Pro_Bowl" title="1991 Pro Bowl">1990</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_1980s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1980s All-Decade Team">NFL 1980s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings_Ring_of_Honor" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor">Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor</a></li> <li>50 Greatest Vikings</li> <li>Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team</li> <li>Minnesota Vikings All-Mall of America Field Team</li> <li>Third-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1982_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1982 College Football All-America 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style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">37</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Interception yards:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">465</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">Fumble</a> recoveries:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">9.5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Total <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJo00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Joey Matthew Browner</b> (born May 15, 1960) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">safety</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) for the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> from 1983 to 1991 and for the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> in 1992. Browner played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC Trojans</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joey_Browner&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Browner attended Western Reserve High in <a href="/wiki/Warren,_Ohio" title="Warren, Ohio">Warren, Ohio</a>, for two years but moved for his junior and senior seasons to <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, where he attended Southwest High. He was an All State <a href="/wiki/Defensive_lineman" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive lineman">defensive lineman</a> as a junior, played basketball with future NBA forward <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wilkins" title="Gerald Wilkins">Gerald Wilkins</a>, and ran track and field, qualifying twice for the Ohio State meet. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a>, but he instead decided on the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joey_Browner&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At USC, Browner was the team's Most Valuable Player in 1982. Other members of the Trojan defensive backfield included <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Smith_(American_football)" title="Dennis Smith (American football)">Dennis Smith</a>, Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a>, and future <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Fisher" title="Jeff Fisher">Jeff Fisher</a>. Browner also played with <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Anthony Muñoz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">Marcus Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_White_(American_football)" title="Charles White (American football)">Charles White</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Paul_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Paul McDonald (American football)">Paul McDonald</a>. 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. </p><p>His USC teams compiled a 36–8–1 mark. He played in one <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl Game</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joey_Browner&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Browner, a safety, was selected 19th overall in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.<sup id="cite_ref-pfr_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An outstanding defensive player and tackler, Browner was selected to six <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowls</a> (1985–1990) while playing with the Minnesota Vikings. He finished his career with the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-pfr_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Browner was a four time member of the <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a> "All-Madden Team". </p><p>While with the Vikings, Browner travelled to China with the NFL players association in 1988, to Germany with the 1989 USO Tour, and to Paris to kick off the French Federation of American Football Annual Championship game in 1991. </p><p>Browner amassed over 1,100 total tackles, caused 18 fumbles and recovered 16 of them; he also led the Vikings in nine defensive categories over his NFL career.<sup id="cite_ref-pfr_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Browner holds the NFL Pro Bowl record with three fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns. He had 40 interceptions in his career for 505 total yards including the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-pfr_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pfr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Minnesota Vikings placed Browner in the team's Ring of Honor in October 2013 on a Sunday night football game vs the Packers. Joey Browner was the 21st overall selection into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor that night.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the <a href="/wiki/Professional_Football_Researchers_Association" title="Professional Football Researchers Association">Professional Football Researchers Association</a> named Browner to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal">Personal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joey_Browner&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Browner family has produced six NFL players: brothers the late <a href="/wiki/Ross_Browner" title="Ross Browner">Ross Browner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> & <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a>), <a href="/wiki/Jim_Browner" title="Jim Browner">Jim Browner</a> (Cincinnati Bengals), and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Browner" title="Keith Browner">Keith Browner</a> all played in the NFL, as do Ross's son <a href="/wiki/Max_Starks" title="Max Starks">Max Starks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>) and Keith's son, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Browner,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Keith Browner, Jr.">Keith Browner, Jr.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a>). Browner's next eldest brother Willard was selected by the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher and also served as the starting tailback for Notre Dame with brother Ross's teams. Youngest and late brother Gerald played at the University of Georgia.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Browner is a member of the 1980s all star all decade team, of the NFL Gridiron Legends team along with former Viking teammate <a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Cris Carter</a> and the PAC 12 all century team, also on the EA Sports game, <i><a href="/wiki/NFL_Street_2" title="NFL Street 2">NFL Street 2</a></i>. Joey Browner was enshrined into the African-American hall of fame in 2004 for his work in radio sports broadcasting with his longtime friend Rich Perez in Las Vegas and Hawaii.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Browner has been nominated for <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> selection nine times. He is the 21st member of the Ring of Honor and the 17th player in Minnesota Vikings history. 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