Kippy Brown, who broke barriers as the first Black quarterback at Memphis State and went on to coach seven NFL teams, including a Super Bowl champion, has died at 71, drawing tributes from players and coaches across the league. The University of Memphis announced Brown's death Monday. No cause of death was disclosed. Brown's full […] The post Kippy Brown, Super Bowl-winning coach and Memphis trailblazer, dead at 71 appeared first on American Almanac .
Kippy Brown, who broke barriers as the first Black quarterback at Memphis State and went on to coach seven NFL teams, including a Super Bowl champion, has died at 71, drawing tributes from players and coaches across the league. The University of Memphis announced Brown's death Monday. No cause of death was disclosed. Brown's full name was Charles "Kippy" Brown, and he is survived by his wife, Deon, and two children. Brown's football life spanned five decades, from a playing career that made history in Memphis to a coaching journey that put him on the sideline for two consecutive Super Bowl appearances with the Seattle Seahawks. Along the way, he shaped some of the most talented skill-position players the NFL has seen, and earned a…Open
Russell Wilson and wife Ciara marked their entry into horse racing with a dominant first victory at one of America's most storied tracks, a new chapter for the retired Super Bowl champion and his family. Club Reign, a two-year-old colt owned by the couple's Three Brand Racing operation, romped to a six-length win in a […] The post Russell Wilson and Ciara launch horse racing venture with a six-length debut win at Saratoga appeared first on American Almanac .
Russell Wilson and wife Ciara marked their entry into horse racing with a dominant first victory at one of America's most storied tracks, a new chapter for the retired Super Bowl champion and his family. Club Reign, a two-year-old colt owned by the couple's Three Brand Racing operation, romped to a six-length win in a $115,000 maiden special weight race at Saratoga Race Course on Travers Day. The colt beat seven other two-year-olds in what The Sun reported was the very first starter the operation has ever saddled. Jockey Edgard Zayas rode Club Reign. Trainer Whit Beckman prepared the colt. Wilson, Ciara, and their three children watched from the rail. Wilson compared the win to his NFL rookie season Wilson, a 14-year NFL veteran and…Open
Officials say roughly 750,000 to a million people lined the streets of Seattle for the Seahawk's parade after beating the New England Patriots 29-13 at the Super Bowl.
The Seattle Seahawks have won the franchise's second Super Bowl, defeating the New England Patriots 29-13. Former NFL player Marques Ogden tells "NewsNation Live" that Seattle's defense was the driving force behind this championship. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at 9a/8C.#NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
It goes without saying that this year’s Super Bowl was an absolute disaster. From the morally depraved and anti-American halftime show to the terrible commercials and boring gameplay, the NFL’s supposedly premier product was anything but. Yet, amid the failed spectacle was the bright spot brought about by Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald, who […]
