Brown alumni are making headlines

Sports

1900-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009

2000-2009

After a stroke at the age of two, Eli Wolff ’00 became a star soccer player while working to level the playing field for disabled athletes around the world. (Boston Globe, 2/25/07)

Cory Gibbs ’01 was named to the U.S. World Cup roster. (Brown Daily Herald, 5/8/06)

Chas Gessner ’03 has signed with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. (Reuters, 8/17/09)

Yann Danis ’04, goaltender for the NHL New York Islanders, made a career-high 40 saves. (New York Daily News, 3/9/09)

Jeff Larentowicz ’05, a defender for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer, was profiled in the Boston Herald. (Boston Herald, 5/19/06)

At the IAAF World Championships, Anna Willard ’06 took sixth place in the 1,500m. (BrownBears.com, 8/24/09)

New York Giants’ long snapper Zak DeOssie ’07 took to the field against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. (New York Post, 1/28/08)

Matt Nuzzo ’09 was picked by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 24th round of the MLB draft. (MLB.com, 6/11/09)

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1990-1999

Darren Lowe ’92, one of the top scorers in lacrosse history, was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. (LaxPower.com, 5/27/07)

The New England Patriots hired William O’Brien ’92 as an offensive assistant coach. (Boston Globe, 2/28/07)

Joanna Zeiger ’92 took first place and set a world record time in the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3. An Olympian, she also won the Boulder Peak Triathlon despite soaring temperatures. (Triathlete, 11/9/08; Denver Post, 7/22/07)

Josh Crosby ’97, tri-athlete and world champion rower, started a new trademarked exercise class called “Indo Row.” (SqueezeOC, 01/4/07)

Arizona Cardinals’ Sean Morey ’99 took on his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, in his second Super Bowl in four years. Morey was named a special teams player in the Pro Bowl. Morey also signed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. As a Pittsburgh Steeler, he was the first Brown Bear to wear a Super Bowl ring. (Brown Daily Herald, 1/30/09; The Herald, 12/19/08; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/16/07; Boston Globe, 1/29/06)

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1980-1989

Mark Whipple ’80 joined the Philadelphia Eagles as the team’s offensive assistant coach. (Philly.com, 1/29/08)

Former Brown and NFL standout Steve Jordan ’82 received the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary Award. (BrownBears.com, 12/5/06)

From high tech to the high seas, Patrick Helsingius ’84 followed his dream as captain of Go Fish, a sport fishing charter. (The Sudbury Town Crier, 8/2/07)

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1970-1979

Coach Dominic Starsia ’74 took the University of Virginia lacrosse team to the Final Four for the 11th time in 17 seasons. (Providence Journal, 5/22/09)

Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell, sportscaster Chris Berman ’77, columnist Bill Reynolds ’68, and HBO’s Ross Greenburg ’77 spoke on campus about sports and the media. (Brown Daily Herald, 4/15/09)

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