Fullback (gridiron football) 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, Jim Taylor, Franco Harris, Larry Csonka, John Riggins, Christian Okoye, and Levi Jackson. However, many of these runners would retroactively be
Dennis Brown (quarterback) man. He couldn't have been more cordial. He's just really a great example of what college football should be like." In January 1988, Brown became the defensive coordinator for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He held that position during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. He was fired in January 1990 after the Sun Devils allowed 258 points in the 1989 season. In 1995, Brown was hired as the head football coach at East Detroit High School in Eastpointe, Michigan. In 2000, Brown became an assistant principal at Annapolis High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. He also worked at the University