Byron Braggs attended and played football at George Washington Carver High School in Montgomery, graduating in 1977.
11 Facts About Byron Braggs
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Byron Braggs was the first African American to win the "Jimmy Hitchcock Award", named in honor of Auburn University's All-American football player, who was a native of Montgomery.
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Byron Braggs attended and played college football at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from 1977 to 1980.
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Byron Braggs played on Alabama's 1978 and 1979 National Championship teams.
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Byron Braggs had two quarterback sacks in the 1979 Sugar Bowl win over Penn State.
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Byron Braggs experienced a heat stroke after an Alabama football practice in which he passed out and his body temperature reached 105 degrees, an incident which is credited with changing Alabama's practices regarding the provision of water.
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Byron Braggs entered the NFL as a fifth-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers in the 1981 NFL draft as a defensive lineman.
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Byron Braggs finished his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Byron Braggs served as the Acting Chief Intelligence Officer for the Washington DC field office.
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Byron Braggs is a gold life member of the Sterling Fire Company, where rouse through the ranks and retired at the rank of Lieutenant.
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Today, Byron Braggs is married and lives in the metropolitan Washington, DC area and is a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, and participates with various civic, social and charitable organizations.