Dave Browning

{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}}

{{for|the Australian rules footballer|Dave Browning (Australian footballer)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Dave Browning

|number=73, 74

|position=Defensive end

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|8|18|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Spokane, Washington, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=245

|height_in=5

|high_school=Spangle (WA)

|college=Washington

|draftyear=1978

|draftround=2

|draftpick=54

|pastteams=* Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1978|1982}})

• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1983}})

|highlights=* Super Bowl champion (XV)

• First-team All-Pac-8 (1977)

|statlabel1=Sacks

|statvalue1=21.5

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=5

|statlabel3=Interceptions

|statvalue3=1

|pfr=BrowDa23

}}

David Browning (born August 18, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies. Browning played in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders from 1978 to 1981, for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1982, and for the New England Patriots in 1983.{{Cite web |title=Dave Browning |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowDa23.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013051809/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowDa23.htm |archive-date=2022-10-13 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played in Super Bowl XV for the Raiders.{{cite web | url=https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/where-are-they-now-small-town-outshines-big-time-1298569.php | title=Where Are They Now? Small town outshines big time for ex-Husky | accessdate=23 January 2025}}