Danny Brabham

Danny Brabham

No. 85
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1941-02-25)February 25, 1941 Magnolia, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	January 22, 2011(2011-01-22) (aged 69) Prairieville, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Greensburg (LA)
College	Arkansas
NFL draft	1963: 3rd round, 30th overall pick
AFL draft	1963: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Career history
Houston Oilers (1963-1967) Cincinnati Bengals (1968)
Awards and highlights
First-team All-SWC (1962)
Career AFL statistics
Interceptions 1 Sacks 2.0 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Danny Brabham (February 25, 1941 – January 22, 2011) was an American football player who played collegiately at linebacker for the University of Arkansas, and for six seasons in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers and the Cincinnati Bengals.^[1]

Brabham died in his home in Prairieville, Louisiana, on January 22, 2011.^[2] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated hits to the head.^[3][4]

See also

• List of American Football League players

References

1. "Danny Brabham Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. Former Hog Brabham Dies
3. "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
4. Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.