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Running Back
6-0 · 225
Arlington, Texas (Arlington HS)
#44
Signed as a free agent following the 2000 NFL Draft ... played in 50 career contests including three bowl games (1997 Fiesta Bowl; 1999-2000 Cotton Bowls) ... started 30 of his last 32 games ... paved the way for three straight 1,000-yard rushers, including Ricky Williams' UT-record 2,124-yard season (1998) ... 1999 Team Co-Captain ... 1999 Longhorn Club Sportsmanship Award ... 1998 honorable mention All-Big 12 ... 1997-98 UT Harold D. Byrd Leadership Award ... 1998 UT Most Consistent Offensive Player ... three-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
SENIOR (1999)
Played in all 14 games, including the Cotton Bowl, and started 12 of those contests ... Team Co-Captain ... rushed twice for three yards in the season-opener against North Carolina State ... ran for five yards against Stanford ... also had one reception for 13 yards against the Cardinals ... picked up 39 yards on a career-high six rushes at Rutgers ... also pulled in one pass for three yards ... ran for four yards on three attempts at Baylor ... also had one reception for three yards against the Bears ... ran for 20 yards on four carries against No. 13 Kansas State ... also recorded one reception for 11 yards against the Wildcats ... recorded two yards against Oklahoma ... posted three yards on two attempts versus No. 3 Nebraska ... pulled in one pass for 11 yards at Iowa State ... ran for 26 yards on four carries at Oklahoma State ... ran for two yards and pulled in two passes for 17 yards in the Big 12 Championship versus No. 3 Nebraska.
JUNIOR (1998)
Started all 12 games, including the Cotton Bowl, at fullback ... led the way for Ricky Williams' UT-record 2,124-yard season (ranked No. 5 on the NCAA all-time list) ... picked as an honorable mention All-Big 12 performer by the conference coaches ... shared UT's Harold D. Byrd Leadership Award ... tabbed Texas' Most Consistent Offensive Player ... averaged 5.5 yards per carry and 15.4 yards per reception ... also returned three kickoffs for a total of 54 yards ... scored his second career rushing TD at UCLA ... set a career-high with 50 yards receiving against Oklahoma State.
SOPHOMORE (1997)
Played in all 11 regular season games and started the final eight contests at fullback ... received UT's Joseph W. Moore Award for Tenacity ... played a key role as Ricky Williams' lead blocker and helped him lead the nation in rushing and scoring ... averaged 5.1 yards per carry (159 yards on 31 carries) and caught seven passes for 55 yards ... ran for a career-high 44 yards on three carries at Oklahoma State ... posted a career-long 37-yard run in that game ... ran for his first TD against Kansas ... caught a career-high three passes for 21 yards vs. Colorado.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (1996)
Played in five games at fullback and all 13 games, including the Fiesta Bowl, on special teams ... redshirted in 1995 after fracturing his right fibula in a preseason scrimmage. High School Coached by Bill Keith at Arlington High ... broke the Arlington city rushing record with 1,939 yards ... his 161 points scored during the 1994 season ranked third among 5A players that year ... also lettered in tennis and track.
PERSONAL
Born 12/6/76 ... full name is Richard Glenn Brown ... majored in economics ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall of 1996, spring of 1997 and fall of 1998.
CAREER STATISTICS
Rushing-Receiving
Year G/GS Rush-Yds YPC TD Long Rec-Yds YPC TD Long
1999 13/11 25-104 4.2 0 15/Rut. 8-58 7.3 0 13/Stan
1998 11/11 10-55 5.5 1 17t/UCLA 8-123 15.4 0 26/OSU
1997 11/8 31-159 5.1 1 37/OSU 7-55 7.9 0 17/Kan.
1996 12/0 8-33 4.1 0 13/NMSU 0-0 0.0 0 --
1995 Redshirt
Career 47/30 74-351 4.7 2 37/OSU 23-236 10.3 0 26/OSU
All-Purpose
Year Rush-Yds Rec-Yds KRet PRet Att-Tot Per/Play Per/G High
1999 25-104 8-58 0-0 0-0 33-162 4.9 12.5 42/Rut.
1998 10-55 8-123 3-54 0-0 21-232 11.0 21.1 50/OSU
1997 31-159 7-55 1-5 0-0 39-219 5.6 19.9 44/OSU
1996 8-33 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-33 4.1 2.8 24/NMSU
Career 74-351 23-236 4-59 0-0 101-646 6.4 13.7 50/OSU
High Games
Rushing Attempts: 6 (for 39 yards) vs. Colorado (So.); (for 39 yards) at Rutgers (Sr.)
Rushing Yards: 44 (on three carries) at Oklahoma State (So.)
Rushing TDs: 1 at UCLA (Jr.); vs. Kansas (So.)
Receptions: 3 (for 21 yards) vs. Colorado (So.)
Receiving Yards: 50 (on two receptions) vs. Oklahoma State (Jr.)
All-Purpose Yards: 50 (on two plays) vs. Oklahoma State (Jr.)
All-Purpose Plays: 6 (for 39 yards) vs. Colorado (So.)
