John Rodney Brand (born August 20, 1947) is a former American football center who lettered at University of Arkansas in 1967, 1968 and 1969.[3][4][5][6] He was a member of the 1969 College Football All-America Team.[7][8][9] He played in the 1969 and 1970 Sugar Bowl, winning the former, and in the 1970 Hula Bowl.[10]
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | August 20, 1947[1] Newport, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3[2] in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 208[2] lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Newport (AR) |
| College: | Arkansas |
| Position: | Center |
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 14 / pick: 350 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Following his college career, he was drafted by the New York Giants in the 14th round, 350th overall, in the 1970 NFL draft,[11] but never played a regular season game in the National Football League (NFL).
Brand was later named to the 1960s Razorbacks All-Decade Team and was inducted into the University of Arkansas Hall of Fame in 2014.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Rod Brand NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Denne H. Freeman (November 29, 1968). "Longhorn's Chris Gilbert heads All-Southwest 11". Glens Falls Times. Associated Press. p. 22. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Rod Brand's game plan uncluttered". The Brownsville Herald. United Press International. November 25, 1969. p. 11. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill E. Burk (November 20, 1969). "He's genuine All-American candidate". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. 24. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walt Jayroe (November 4, 1969). "Poke, Porker pocket Big 4 award". Tulsa World. p. 17. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry King (October 30, 1969). "Rodney Brand is Porkers' "cleanup" man". The Camden News. Associated Press. p. 2. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gregory's salutes Arkansas' 3 great All Americans". Northwest Arkansas Times. December 30, 1969. p. 23. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frei, Terry (2007). Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming: Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 124–25. ISBN 978-0-7432-3865-6.
- ^ "Porker Brand joins 2 Okies as grid elite". Tulsa World. December 1, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rodney, Rodger and Mike Brand". Jonesboro Sun. July 21, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Pro grid teams pick pair of track stars". Avalanche Journal. No. 29 January 1970. Associated Press. p. 4D. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nine Selected For Arkansas Sports Hall Of Honor". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 7, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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