Dave Brown, one of the original Seahawks, died today, apparently while playing basketball in Lubbock, Texas. He was an assistant coach for the Red Raiders' football team. It was his fifth year at the school, which played Alabama in a bowl game this season.
Brown was 52.
Brown came to the team for its inaugural season in 1976, chosen from the Pittsburgh Steelers in the veteran allocation draft. He played 11 seasons with the Seahawks and still holds the franchise record with 50 interceptions in his career.
Brown was inducted into the team's ring of honor in 1992. He was an assistant coach for Seattle from 1992 to '98.
The benchmark for the Seahawks' success until this season was the 1984 team, which went 12-4 and won eight consecutive games.
Brown was an essential part of the success that season, becoming the first Seahawk cornerback chosen for the Pro Bowl. He returned two interceptions for touchdowns in a game against Kansas City in 1984, the only Seahawk defensive player ever to score twice in a game until Andre Dyson did it this season.
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/archives/101043.asp
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