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Friday, November 4, 2005 1:00 am
FEATURE: Heart over height
By IAN FISHER
Alligator Staff Writer
Tim Casey / Alligator Staff
Football granted him the opportunity, but Vernell Brown seized it, becoming the first member of his immediate family to receive a college degreee. Brown is the only UF player to have already graduated.
It could have been when his son was named a starter for his own Florida Gators.
It could have been when he was named a captain, or even when he received the title of "The Face of Florida Football."
Vernell Brown Sr. has a whole laundry list of times in his son's life to be proud of.
His son has won basketball championships in high school, has made countless plays as a Gators' starting cornerback and has become a father.
But one thing sticks out more than any of that to Vernell Brown Sr.
On April 29, Vernell Sr. watched his oldest son become the first member of his immediate family to receive a college degree.