Doug Brown
Football
One of the greatest defensive linemen in CFL history. Played 11 CFL seasons from 2001-11, all with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, appearing in 188 regular season games and recording 426 tackles and 52 sacks, the latter third most in Blue Bombers club history. Seven-time CFL All-Star (second most in CFL history among defensive tackles) and an eight-time divisional All-Star. Winner of the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian Player Award, 2001, and later twice finished as a finalist. Finalist for CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award, 2008. Helped Winnipeg to three Grey Cup finals (2001, 2007, 2011). Named the Blue Bombers’ Most Outstanding Player once, Most Outstanding Canadian eight times, and Most Outstanding Defensive Player three times. As the first SFU graduate to sign with an NFL team, he played two seasons in the NFL with the Washington Redskins, 1998-99, appearing in 20 games and recording 22 tackles. Inductee in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (2016), BC Football Hall of Fame (2022), Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame (2012), and SFU Athletics Hall of Fame (2012).
Born in New Westminster, BC.
Raised in Port Moody, BC.
Currently resides in Oak Bluff, Manitoba.
