Kealilhaaheo Brian David Cabral was born on June 23,1956 and is an American football coach and former player.
17 Facts About Brian Cabral
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Brian Cabral stood in as the interim head football coach for three games at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2010.
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Brian Cabral won Super Bowl XX as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears.
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Brian Cabral lettered three seasons for Colorado at linebacker from 1975 to 1977 under Coach Bill Mallory, as he was a captain and played a big role on The Buffaloes' Big Eight champion team in 1976.
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Brian Cabral led Colorado with 13 tackles in the 1977 Orange Bowl against Ohio State.
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Brian Cabral was a nine-year National Football League veteran, being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 1978 NFL draft.
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Brian Cabral played two seasons with Atlanta, one with Green Bay and six with Chicago.
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In 1989, Brian Cabral came back to Colorado and tutored the inside linebackers his first year as a graduate assistant.
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Brian Cabral assumed full-time duties in the same capacity in 1990, and would remain in that capacity for two decades under Bill McCartney, Rick Neuheisel, Gary Barnett, Dan Hawkins and Jon Embree.
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Brian Cabral recruited tailback Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 Heisman Trophy winner, and Chris Naeole, a 1996 All-American guard.
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Brian Cabral has served twice as interim head coach for the Buffaloes.
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Brian Cabral's first stint was a three-month period in 2004 before the start of the season when Head Coach Gary Barnett was placed on paid administrative leave.
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On November 9,2010, Brian Cabral was again named interim head coach when Dan Hawkins was fired.
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Brian Cabral won his initial game as interim head coach against Iowa State after Hawkins firing, with Hawkins' son having his best game of the season.
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In 2013, Brian Cabral became associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Indiana State.
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Brian Cabral grew up in Kailua, Hawaii and remains involved in recruiting efforts in Hawaii for the Buffaloes.
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Brian Cabral has worked youth camps in the state as well as all-Polynesian camps in the continental US He is a founding board member of the Polynesian Coaches Association.