Larry Brown ( cornerback ) Larry Brown , Jr . ( born November 30 , 1969 ) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Oakland Raiders . He is mostly known for being named the MVP of Super Bowl XXX . Brown was a starting cornerback on all three Dallas Cowboys championship teams of the nineties . He attended Texas Christian University ( TCU ) in Fort Worth , Texas . Early years . He was a two - sport athlete at Los Angeles High School , earning All - City honors in football and track . After not receiving any scholarship offers , he began his collegiate career at Los Angeles Southwest College as a running back . He was moved to cornerback during his sophomore season , at the end of which he transferred to Texas Christian University . At TCU he was a starter from his first game , leading the team in pass deflections during his senior season . In 1990 he was invited to the Blue – Gray Football Classic where he earned MVP honors . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys ( first stint ) . Brown was drafted in the 12th round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys . Although there wasn ' t many expectations for him at the start of preseason , he surprised the coaches with his play , even though he quit training camp for a few days because of personal reasons and also had a brief hospitalization that was thought to be appendicitis . He became the first Cowboys rookie to start at cornerback since Ron Francis did it in 1987 . He was also named to the NFL all - rookie team . In 1995 with the Cowboys having discussions to possibly sign the flashy free agent cornerback Deion Sanders , Brown was on his way to becoming a nickelback until Kevin Smith tore his achilles tendon in the first game of the 1995 season against the New York Giants on " Monday Night Football " . The move went from a luxury to a need and Sanders was signed the following week , while Brown remained in the starting lineup and responded with the best season of his career . That year the Cowboys reached Super Bowl XXX , where Brown became the first cornerback to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award and the first defensive back since 1973 to do it . In that game , Brown ' s two interceptions of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Neil O ' Donnell helped lift the Cowboys to their third championship in four seasons . The award and acclaim he received was especially poignant considering the death of his young son earlier in the season . Brown was a pivotal member of 3 Super Bowl championship teams and although he was considered the weak link of the defense , he more than held his own against some of the best wide receivers in NFL history , like Jerry Rice , Art Monk , Cris Carter and Sterling Sharpe . Rice had some terrible games playing against him , which led Brown to claim that he owned Rice , a statement that came back to haunt him after the 1994 NFC Championship Game . Oakland Raiders . Brown became a free agent immediately after his Super Bowl MVP performance and used his award as leverage to gain a lucrative contract with the Oakland Raiders . But he was a disappointment and was waived after playing just 12 games in two years for the Raiders . Dallas Cowboys ( second stint ) . He returned to Dallas for the 1998 season , which would be the last year of his playing career . He retired with 14 career interceptions , which he returned for a total of 210 yards and two touchdown s . He also recorded two fumble recoveries . < / div > Personal life . Currently , Brown is a cohost of The Dallas Cowboys Radio Network Pregame and Postgame Shows on 105 . 3 The Fan , the flagship station of the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network . He also played himself in an episode of " Married . . . with Children " . He was named Number 3 in NFL Top 10 for One Shot Wonders .