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O.J. Brigance Dies at 56 After Long ALS Battle
O.J. Brigance, a Ravens Super Bowl XXXV standout who later served as a senior adviser to player development, died at 56 after a long battle with ALS. He and his wife founded the Brigance Brigade Foundation to aid ALS patients, and Ravens leadership and teammates honored his decades of service to the team and the Baltimore community.
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About O. J. Brigance
Orenthial James Brigance was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He was a Grey Cup champion with the Baltimore Stallions in 1995, and won Super Bowl XXXV with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001. He played college football for the Rice Owls.
Everything about O. J. Brigance →- Occupation
- American football player, Canadian football player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 29, 1969
- Died
- August 17, 2026
- Website
- http://www.brigancebrigade.org/