Award, sharing honors with late Mount St. Joseph University basketball player and pediatric cancer victim Lauren Hill. Brigance is a Christian. References External links Brigance Brigade official website 1969 births Living people African-American players of American football African-American players of Canadian football American football linebackers Baltimore Ravens players Baltimore Stallions players BC Lions players Canadian football linebackers Miami Dolphins players New England Patriots players People with motor neuron disease Players of American football from Houston Players of Canadian football from Houston Rice Owls football players St. Louis Rams players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople Ed Block Courage Award recipients