Joey Bronner minnesota The Vikings legend, who played for the team from 1983 to 1991 and was a six-time Pro Bowl selection, has died. The Vikings released a statement Sunday confirming Browner’s death. No cause of death was mentioned. Bronner is 65 years old.
“The Vikings are mourning the loss of Ring of Honor safety Joey Browner,” the team wrote. “Bronner was a six-time Pro Bowler, a four-time first-team All-Pro selection, a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1980s, and was named to the 2010 list of the 50 Greatest Vikings.”
Although his career die While it was not announced, reports indicate that the Vikings organized a fundraiser for Brower’s “some serious health issues,” in which he suffers. It doesn’t say what the problem is.
Joey Brower is a native of Warren, Ohio. He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) before joining the Minnesota Vikings in the 1983 NFL Draft. He played for the Vikings for nine seasons until 1991. He played one more year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before announcing his retirement.
He was a standout member of Tampa Bay for much of the 1980s. His peak years came between 1985 and 1990, when he was selected to six consecutive Pro Bowls.
After retiring, he maintained a private life and stayed away from the NFL to focus on young football players, coaching at the high school level and mentoring young athletes. However, he remained a member of the Vikings community until the end and was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor in 2013.
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