Brian Scott Salonen (born July 29, 1961 in Glasgow, Montana) is a former American football tight end who played two seasons for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. Salonen attended Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana. Salonen played college football at the University of Montana where he left as the school's all-time leading receiver and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the tenth round of the 1984 NFL Draft. In 2003, Sports Illustrated named Salonen as the 17th greatest athlete in Montana sports history.