Who's Chris Brown
Born April 17, 1981 in Winfield, Ill. He selected Colorado over Northwestern,where he originally signed out of high school; he had selected the Wildcats over BostonCollege and Michigan State as a prep. An older brother, Levelle, played fullback atNorthwestern between 1995 and 1998 for Gary Barnett. This year he received plenty of preseason accolades, as he was selected as athird-team All-American by Athlon, along with being a near unanimous first-team all-Big12 choice. The Sporting News ranked him as the No. 7 running back in the nation, withLindy's Big 12 Football tabbing him No. 14 and Phil Steele's College Football No. 17 ontheir lists. He had a tremendous spring, as he was named the recipient of the Fred CasottiAward as the outstanding offensive back, in addition to being one of 15 players to earnhonors on the prestigious spring Victory Club. He rushed for 150 yards and two scores onjust 15 carries in the spring game. He stands 48th on the all-time rushing yards list (946)and is tied for 38th on the scoring chart (96 points) going into the season. His Soph. year he led the team in rushing in earning honorable mention all-Big 12honors from the Associated Press, as his tough, aggressive
His top games include a 235-yard, two touchdowngame in a 21-14 win over West Aurora his junior year, and in a 41-38 win over rivalNaperville Central his senior year, he caught a 'Hail Mary' pass as time expired. USA Today and Sporting News Radio namedhim the national player of the week, and the Big 12 recognized him as its offensive playerof the week for his effort against the Huskers. He had five 100-yard games, topped by a 24-carry, 198-yardeffort against BCS No. In playing in all 13 games including the Fiesta Bowl (eight starts, the first eightgames of the year), he earned his way on to CU's prestigious Victory Club by grading outwith a winning performance in at least eight games. 6 (NU) defenses in the country, hegained 380 yards and scored nine times in averaging 6. He rushed 190 times for 946 yards on the year, scoring 16 touchdowns, with his96 points also a team best. AT FORT SCOTT: As a sophomore/second-year freshman, he earned honorable mention All-Americahonors from the NJCAA, and was also a first-team all-Jayhawk Conference selection asthe league's second leading rusher (missing out on the title by . This little infromation gives you a little more of an idea you this guy is. He came back with 33 attempts for 182yards and three touchdowns eight days later to help the Buffs to a 39-37 win over No. Brown also lettered in basketball andtrack; he had career bests of 10.
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