Birth Date: | January 7, 1973 |
Birth Place: | Waterford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Position1: | Fullback |
College: | Penn State |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1996 |
Nfldraftedround: | 4 / Pick 115 |
Playing Years1: | 1996–1999 |
Playing Team1: | Cincinnati Bengals |
Playing Years2: | 1999 |
Playing Team2: | Seattle Seahawks |
Playing Years3: | 2000 |
Playing Team3: | New Orleans Saints |
Databasefootball: | MILNEBRI01 |
Brian Fitzsimons Milne (born January 7, 1973) is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). Being drafted in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts.[1] He was placed on waivers before the season started, later to be claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals where he saw little action carrying the ball, logging only 125 yards and 4 touchdowns over 4 seasons in Cincinnati. He was then released by the Bengals and picked up by the Seattle Seahawks.
Milne last played for the New Orleans Saints with whom he was a part of play in the 2000 wild card playoff game against the St. Louis Rams, in which Milne recovered the muffed punt off Az-Zahir Hakim with less than 2 minutes left to help the Saints record their first ever playoff win. Saints announcer Jim Henderson made the call:
Milne had a career at Penn State University, where Head Coach Joe Paterno held a scholarship for Milne as he recovered from cancer treatments as a teenager. As a member of the Nittany Lions in early November 1994 at Illinois, he scored three touchdowns (including the game-winner) in a Penn State victory under Paterno. Penn State went on to beat Oregon in the Rose Bowl to become the first Big Ten team to earn a 12-0 record, finishing second in the polls.
While at Penn State, Milne was also a member of the track & field team. He was a national class discus thrower. Milne threw the 2k discus over 63m/207' for an American Junior Record.