Donald Jerome Branby (December 29, 1928 – March 8, 2010) was an

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player. Branby played

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at the end position for the

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team. During the 1952 season, he recovered seven fumbles, had nine takeaways, and reportedly had "at least 20 tackles" against Oklahoma. At the end of the season, he was selected by the

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as a first-team player on its 1952 College Football All-America Teams. He also played baseball and basketball at Colorado. After leaving Colorado, he spent four years in the

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and later became a football coach, holding positions with the Montana State Bobcats, the British Columbia Lions and the

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. He was inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. He worked at a sporting goods store in Snowmass and

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, for many years. He died in 2010 in Glenwood, Minnesota, where he lived.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Branby, Don 1928 births 2010 deaths American football ends Colorado Buffaloes football players BC Lions coaches Ottawa Rough Riders coaches Montana State Bobcats football coaches Players of American football from Minnesota People from Glenwood, Minnesota Professional Football League of America coaches