Northwestern's Vince Browne a standout on and off the field

By JOE SCALZO

scalzo@vindy.com

In the summer of 2006, when Lisbon’s Vince Browne announced he was going to play football at Northwestern, he knew there were people who doubted someone from a small Columbiana County school could play in the Big Ten, particularly one who suffered a serious knee injury his senior year and played just three games.

His response?

“Who cares?” he said. “Most of the people who doubt you are the ones who never played football themselves.”

After redshirting his first year with the Wildcats, Browne has emerged as one of Northwestern’s best players. He earned first team All-Big Ten Freshmen honors his first season and, over the past two years, has started 24 of 25 games at defensive end.

Read the story in Sunday’s Vindicator or on Vindy.com.