Fullback (gridiron football) to the role. The position is less frequently used in Canadian football, which focuses more on passing than running the ball. Fullback (gridiron football) A fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback. Typically, fullbacks are larger than halfbacks and in most offensive schemes their duties are split between power running, pass catching, and blocking for both the quarterback and the other running back. Many great runners in the history of American football have been fullbacks, including Jim Brown, Marion Motley,
Don Brown (American football coach) 5 first team all B1G defense/special teams players. Brown was born in Spencer, Massachusetts, where he attended David Prouty High School. He went on to play football as a running back at Norwich University. Brown graduated in 1977. In 1996, he earned a master's degree from Plymouth State University. Brown began his college coaching career as an assistant, first at Dartmouth, which won the Ivy League conference title during his tenure, and then at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. In 1984, he returned to Dartmouth as its defensive coordinator. In 1987, he took the same position at Yale. Brown was named