Lawrence Raymond Brink (September 12, 1923 – August 7, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.
Early life and education Brink was born in Milaca, Minnesota, on September 12, 1923, to Garrett and Anna (Ruis) Brink.Geraldine Mandt obituary, May 6, 2002, Isanti County News , accessed May 25, 2008 He attended Foley High School in Foley, Minnesota. After military service in World War II, Brink went to Northern Illinois University, where he played college football for the Huskies from 1945 to 1947. He played with three other future NFL players on the 1946 team that won the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship with an 8–2 record. The team went on to the Turkey Bowl, losing to Evanston in the Huskies' first post-season game."NIU greats Bork, Fletcher to be honored at Western Illinois game," September 4, 1996, p. 9, Daily Herald, accessed May 25, 2008 He graduated in 1948 with a B.S. in education. In 1978, he was one of the charter inductees of the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame.Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame , accessed May 25, 2008 He died on August 7, 2016, in Redding, California.
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