Professional Football Player. He was a first round pick in the 1978 NFL draft out of Notre Dame by the Cincinnati Bengals at the defensive end position. For ten years he played in this position for the Cincinnati Bengals (1978–1986), the Houston Gamblers of the USFL (1985) and the Green Bay Packers (1987). In Super Bowl XVI against the San Francisco 49ers he set a record for tackles by a defensive lineman. He was voted to the Bengals' 40th Anniversary Team in 2007 and named their Most Valuable Player in 1978. Prior to his professional career while at the University of Notre Dame he was a four year starter at the defensive end position (1973, 1975-1977). He was a unanimous All-America his junior and senior years, he won the Outland trophy, was named Lineman of the Year in 1976 by United Press International, he won the Lombardi Trophy, the Maxwell Award and the UPI Lineman of the Year, twice and he played on the 1973 Notre Dame National Championships team. In 1999 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. After retiring from his professional career he lived in Mason, Ohio where he worked in sports entertainment, the cleaning industry, insurance, mortgages, and business development. He later moved to Nashville, TN where he worked in real estate. He was the father of former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Max Starks and former University of Arizona player Rylan Browner. Ross' brothers are former NFL players Jimmie Browner, Keith Browner and Joey Browner. His nephew, Keith Browner Jr. played for the Houston Texans. He passed away from complications of COVID-19.
Professional Football Player. He was a first round pick in the 1978 NFL draft out of Notre Dame by the Cincinnati Bengals at the defensive end position. For ten years he played in this position for the Cincinnati Bengals (1978–1986), the Houston Gamblers of the USFL (1985) and the Green Bay Packers (1987). In Super Bowl XVI against the San Francisco 49ers he set a record for tackles by a defensive lineman. He was voted to the Bengals' 40th Anniversary Team in 2007 and named their Most Valuable Player in 1978. Prior to his professional career while at the University of Notre Dame he was a four year starter at the defensive end position (1973, 1975-1977). He was a unanimous All-America his junior and senior years, he won the Outland trophy, was named Lineman of the Year in 1976 by United Press International, he won the Lombardi Trophy, the Maxwell Award and the UPI Lineman of the Year, twice and he played on the 1973 Notre Dame National Championships team. In 1999 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. After retiring from his professional career he lived in Mason, Ohio where he worked in sports entertainment, the cleaning industry, insurance, mortgages, and business development. He later moved to Nashville, TN where he worked in real estate. He was the father of former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Max Starks and former University of Arizona player Rylan Browner. Ross' brothers are former NFL players Jimmie Browner, Keith Browner and Joey Browner. His nephew, Keith Browner Jr. played for the Houston Texans. He passed away from complications of COVID-19.
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