NFL Legend Dies at 65

Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports Former Minnesota Vikings safety Joey Browner died on Saturday at the age of 65, a day after fellow Viking Jeff Siemon. No cause of death was announced in Browner’s death. In a statement by his former team, with whom he played from 1983 to 1991, the Vikings said, “Browner will be deeply missed by former coaches and teammates, as well as many others he impacted throughout his life, including fellow Ring of Honor member Steve Jordan.” Jordan said of Browner, who played with him for nine seasons, “We’ve lost a great friend and one of the best Vikings teammates. God blessed Joey with phenomenal talent and a big heart to love people and be a beacon of positivity. Truly, he will be missed.” Browner was drafted with the 19th pick in 1983 out of USC, where he had been playing since 1979, and was the first defensive back selected in the first round by Minnesota. Browner was named to the 1980 NFL Team of the Decade and to the All-Pro team three times, in 1987, 1988, and 1990. He spent his final NFL season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1992. He was inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor in 2013. Read it at Minnesota Vikings Read more at The Daily Beast.

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