Alex Brown Named to 2015 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame Class
Monday, November 23, 2015 | Football
MIAMI LAKES, Fla. – The Orange Bowl will induct Gator Great Alex Brown into its Hall of Fame presented by Deloitte. The induction will take place at the AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon presented by Deloitte at Jungle Island in Miami on December 30, 2015.
He is the fourth representative from the University of Florida to be inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame.
Brown came to Florida as a standout three-sport athlete from Jasper, Fla. He saw action his redshirt freshman year, while backing up All-American Jevon Kearse. That year his Florida Gators made it to the Orange Bowl, defeating Syracuse 31-10 in the final Orange Bowl game played at the iconic Miami Orange Bowl Stadium.
Brown was a starter each of his final three seasons with Florida, being named First Team All-SEC in all three. He was a two-time First Team All-American, earning consensus honors his senior year. He was named SEC Defense Player of the year in 2001, his senior year, and capped off his career with an appearance in the 2002 Orange Bowl. He recorded six tackles, two tackles-for-loss, one sack and two pass breakups as Florida defeated Maryland 56-23.
He remains Florida's leader for career sacks with 33 and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.
Brown was a fourth round pick in the 2002 draft by the Chicago Bears. He spent nine seasons in the
Oklahoma's Reggie Kinlaw and Texas' Ernie Koy will also be inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame.
About the Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is a 363-member, primarily-volunteer non-profit sports organization that promotes and serves the South Florida community. The Orange Bowl features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on December 31, 2015. Other Orange Bowl core events include the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance presented by Sports Authority, Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Orange Bowl Swim Classic and Orange Bowl Paddle Championships. For more information on the 2015-16 Orange Bowl events, including promotional and volunteer opportunities through the Ambassador Program presented by Panera Bread, log on to www.orangebowl.org.
