Professional Football Player. For six seasons (1963 to 1968), he played at the left and right linebacker positions in the American Football League with the Houston Oilers and Cincinnati Bengals. Born Daniel Edward Brabham, he attended St. Helena Central High School (Louisiana), and played collegiate football at the University of Arkansas. While with the Razorbacks, he earned Academic All-American and All-Southwest Conference honors. Selected by Houston during the 1st round of the 1963 AFL Draft, Brabham appeared in 65 career regular season games; he was part of the Oilers' linebacker core which included Garland Boyette and George Webster who contributed to Houston's reaching of the 1967 AFL Championship Game. He concluded his playing career as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, during their inaugural season in the AFL (1968). Following his playing career, Brabham (who served in the US Air Force Reserves and earned a bachelor's degree in vocational agriculture) taught high school chemistry and math.
Professional Football Player. For six seasons (1963 to 1968), he played at the left and right linebacker positions in the American Football League with the Houston Oilers and Cincinnati Bengals. Born Daniel Edward Brabham, he attended St. Helena Central High School (Louisiana), and played collegiate football at the University of Arkansas. While with the Razorbacks, he earned Academic All-American and All-Southwest Conference honors. Selected by Houston during the 1st round of the 1963 AFL Draft, Brabham appeared in 65 career regular season games; he was part of the Oilers' linebacker core which included Garland Boyette and George Webster who contributed to Houston's reaching of the 1967 AFL Championship Game. He concluded his playing career as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, during their inaugural season in the AFL (1968). Following his playing career, Brabham (who served in the US Air Force Reserves and earned a bachelor's degree in vocational agriculture) taught high school chemistry and math.
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