Brian Milne

Brian Fitzsimons Milne (born January 7, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He was waived before the season started and claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals where he played for four seasons. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints.

Biography Milne last played for the New Orleans Saints with whom he was a part of play in the 2000 wild card playoff game against the St. Louis Rams, in which Milne recovered the muffed punt off Az-Zahir Hakim with less than 2 minutes left to help the Saints record their first ever playoff win. Saints announcer Jim Henderson made the call:

Milne had a career at Penn State University, where Head Coach Joe Paterno held a scholarship for Milne as he recovered from cancer treatments as a teenager. As a member of the Nittany Lions in early November 1994 at Illinois, he scored three touchdowns (including the game-winner) in a Penn State victory under Paterno. Penn State went on to beat Oregon in the Rose Bowl to become the first Big Ten team to earn a 12-0 record, finishing second in the polls.

While at Penn State, Milne was also a member of the track & field team. He was a national class discus thrower. Milne threw the 2k discus over 63m/207' for an American Junior Record.