Rodney Brand

John Rodney Brand (born August 20, 1947) is a former American football center who lettered at University of Arkansas in 1967, 1968 and 1969.[3][4][5][6] He was a member of the 1969 College Football All-America Team.[7][8][9] He played in the 1969 and 1970 Sugar Bowl, winning the former, and in the 1970 Hula Bowl.[10]

Rodney Brand
Personal information
Born: (1947-08-20) August 20, 1947[1]
Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3[2] in (1.91 m)
Weight:208[2] lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Newport (AR)
College:Arkansas
Position:Center
NFL Draft:1970 / Round: 14 / Pick: 350
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Following his college career, he was drafted by the New York Giants in the 14th round, 350th overall, in the 1970 NFL Draft,[11] but never played a regular season game in the National Football League (NFL).

Brand was later named to the 1960's Razorbacks All-Decade Team and was inducted into the University of Arkansas Hall of Fame in 2014.[12]

References
  1. "Rod Brand NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. Denne H. Freeman (29 November 1968). "Longhorn's Chris Gilbert heads All-Southwest 11". Glens Falls Times. Associated Press. p. 22. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. "Rod Brand's game plan uncluttered". The Brownsville Herald. United Press International. 25 November 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. Bill E. Burk (20 November 1969). "He's genuine All-American candidate". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. 24. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. Walt Jayroe (4 November 1969). "Poke, Porker pocket Big 4 award". Tulsa World. p. 17. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. Harry King (30 October 1969). "Rodney Brand is Porkers' "cleanup" man". The Camden News. Associated Press. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Gregory's salutes Arkansas' 3 great All Americans". Northwest Arkansas Times. 30 December 1969. p. 23. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. Frei, Terry (2007). Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming: Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 124–25. ISBN 978-0-7432-3865-6.
  9. "Porker Brand joins 2 Okies as grid elite". Tulsa World. 1 December 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. "Rodney, Rodger and Mike Brand". Jonesboro Sun. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  11. "Pro grid teams pick pair of track stars". Avalanche Journal. No. 29 January 1970. Associated Press. p. 4D. Retrieved 14 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.closed access
  12. "Nine Selected For Arkansas Sports Hall Of Honor". Arkansas Razorbacks. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2023.


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