Less Browne

Less Browne

Date of birth	(1959-12-07) December 7, 1959
Place of birth	East Liverpool, Ohio
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DB
College	Colorado State
Career history
As player
1984	Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)
1984-1988	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1989-1991	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1992	Ottawa Rough Riders
1993-1994	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
CFL East All-Star	1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992
CFL West All-Star	1994
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2002

Less Browne (born December 7, 1959) was a United States Football League and Canadian Football League defensive back for the Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Ottawa Rough Riders and the BC Lions.

Professional career

Browne originally signed as a pro with the USFL's the Pittsburgh Maulers after being drafted in the 13th round (284th overall) by the expansion club in the 1984 Draft (January 4, 1984).

Browne signed a contract with the Maulers and started the season on their roster, however, was never activated for game action. He was released after the second week of the season by the Maulers on March 6, 1984 and later that spring signed with the CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Browne holds the CFL and all-pro records for most interceptions in a career with 87. He also holds the record for most interception return yards with 1,508. Browne ranks third in the CFL for career blocked kicks with eight. Browne played in four Grey Cup games (1985, 1986, 1990, and 1994), winning the latter three. He was a six-time CFL All-Star, and was twice runner-up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award, in 1986 by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and in 1994 by the BC Lions.

Post-career

He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2002 and in November, 2006 was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#23) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network The Sports Network/TSN.

He later became an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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