Doug Brown

Douglas Gordon Brown (born September 29, 1974) is a Canadian former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Simon Fraser University. Brown won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 2001. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 2001 until his retirement in 2011, competing in three Grey Cups: 2001, 2007, and 2011. He was a CFL All-Star eight times.

Career Brown was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders 5th overall in the 1997 CFL draft. However, he did not play a game with them and signed with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL, spending his entire time there on the practice squad. Following that he went to play for the Washington Redskins where he played ten games with the NFL team.

The 2000 season was a wash, but the end of the season saw his rights traded to Winnipeg from Calgary. He started playing with the Bombers for the 2001 CFL season which saw him named as the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian and a visit to the 2001 Grey Cup game which the Bombers ended up losing. He soon acquired the nickname "Big Bird" and again won as Winnipeg's MOC award again the following season.

Next season, in 2004, Brown won his third recognition as the Bombers' MOC and also won the award for the Most Outstanding Defensive Player. 2006 was another strong season, and arguably his strongest with the Blue Bombers.

In 2016, he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Statistics Regular season Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Year Team Tackles Stt Sacks Int Yards Long TD Fumbles Yards Long TD 2009 WPG 50 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2010 WPG 49 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2011 WPG 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CFL totals 128 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Personal Brown credited former Coquitlam Cheetahs track and field coach Percy Perry with developing his running which enabled his progression to pro football.

He currently writes a weekly sports column for the Winnipeg Free Press. Brown also serves as colour commentator for Blue Bomber broadcasts on CJOB 680 AM radio in Winnipeg.

Brown is also currently a KidSport Winnipeg Sport Ambassador, helping run an annual Football Camp for recipients of KidSport Winnipeg funding.

He currently resides in Winnipeg