Dana Brinson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}

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{{Use American English|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox NFL player

| name = Dana Brinson

| number = 33, 81

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|4|10}}

| birth_place = Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 167

| high_school = Valdosta

| college = Nebraska

| draftyear = 1989

| draftround = 8

| draftpick = 204

| pastteams =

• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1989}})
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1990}})*
• London Monarchs (1991)

|highlights =

• World Bowl champion (1991)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 64

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.8

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 12

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 71

| pfr = BrinDa00

}}

Dana Brinson (born April 10, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web |title=NFL All-Time Players |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=BRI463560 |work=NFL.com |accessdate=July 31, 2010}} He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at Nebraska.

Brinson made the Chargers' roster in 1989, when he competed in the preseason with popular veteran Lionel James, who was eventually cut in favor of the quicker rookie.{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Scattareggia|title='Little Train' axed|date=August 27, 1989|newspaper=Times-Advocate|pages=D1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96537315/ D6]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96537299/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 27, 2022}} Brinson also played for the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football (WLAF).