The linebacker was an unlikely Rice football success story after getting just one Division I offer out of high school and was an inspirational NFL figure in Baltimore.

O.J. Brigance won a Super Bowl and was a popular fixture with the Baltimore Ravens but spent the majority of his NFL career with the Miami Dolphins.

Baltimore Ravens legend OJ Brigance has died after a long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the team announced Monday.

O.J. Brigance made the first tackle in Super Bowl XXXV for the Baltimore Ravens and later became a pioneering force in ALS research and advocacy.

Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker O.J. Brigance, who battled ALS for years and became a prominent advocate for raising awareness about the debilitating disease, has died, the Ravens announced Monday.

O.J. Brigance, who won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens before waging an unyielding battle against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, has died. He was 56.

Brigance went on to work for the organization in player engagement once he wrapped his playing career following the 2002 ...

Former NFL linebacker O.J. Brigance has died aged 56 after a 19-year battle with ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Steve Bisciotti, owner of the Baltimore Ravens, for whom Brigance won the ...

O.J. Brigance: Super Bowl champion dies aged 56 after ALS battle - O.J. Brigance was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2007 ...

O.J. Brigance of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates during Super Bowl XXXV against the New York Giants at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 28, 2001. O.J. Brigance, a former NFL linebacker ...

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