Cornell Desmond Brown was born on March 15,1975 and is an American football coach and former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for seven seasons.
15 Facts About Cornell Brown
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Cornell Brown played college football for Virginia Tech, and earned All-American honors twice.
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In 2013, Brown was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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Cornell Brown attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he played for coach Frank Beamer's Virginia Tech Hokies football team from 1993 to 1996.
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Cornell Brown earned first-team All-American honors as a defensive end in 1995, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1996.
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Cornell Brown was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Cornell Brown played for the Ravens from 1997 to 2000.
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Cornell Brown was hit with a drug charge in 2001 however, and was cut, although the charge was eventually dropped.
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Cornell Brown was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Cornell Brown began his coaching career as an intern with the NFL Europe Cologne Centurions in 2005, then spent 2006 and 2007 as defensive line coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy in the spring and a graduate assistant on Frank Beamer's Virginia Tech coaching staff in the fall.
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Cornell Brown was hired by Virginia Tech as the outside linebackers and assistant defensive line coach in 2011.
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Cornell Brown was hired by Norfolk State University to be the defensive coordinator in 2016.
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Cornell Brown was hired by Marshall University to be the defensive ends coach in 2017.
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Cornell Brown was hired by Tarleton State to be the defensive line coach in 2021.
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Cornell Brown's brother is Ruben Cornell Brown, who was a Pro Bowl offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears.