Dennis Brown played football at Long Beach Jordan High School and his strong performance earned him offers to attend various top-notch colleges, including UCLA and USC.

After retirement he moved to Seattle, Washington, with his then-wife Danielle, daughter Darienne Kathleen, and his son Derrick Jonathan.

Dennis has received the San Francisco 49ers Community Relations Alumni Service Award nine times since his NFL retirement.

He served for four years on the board of the San Mateo (PAL) Police Athletic League, currently sits on the board of the San Francisco police activities league, also serves on the Players Advisory Board of the NFL Alumni Northern California, Today Dennis is a Sports Analyst for Comcast Sports Net, and host of the KNBR 49ers pre/post game shows.

I was quietly looking out the window at all the buildings going by, and I thought, Wow, I just won a Super Bowl -- and here I've got this kid asleep on my leg"