Raymond Lloyd Brown (September 7, 1936 – December 25, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back and quarterback for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, he was selected by the Colts in the fifth round (50th overall) of the 1958 NFL draft. He played three seasons for Baltimore (1958–1960), and was a member of their back-to-back championship teams in 1958 and 1959.[1][2]
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| Position: | Safety Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 7, 1936 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | December 25, 2017 (aged 81) Gautier, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Greenville (Greenville, Mississippi) | ||||||||||
| College: | Ole Miss | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1958 / round: 5 / pick: 50 | ||||||||||
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In 1962, Brown graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was associate editor of the Mississippi Law Journal.[3] He then clerked for a year for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark.[4] Brown died on December 25, 2017, in Gautier, Mississippi, at age 81.[5]
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edit- ^ "Ray Brown Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Ray Brown Stats, News and Video - WR". NFL.com.
- ^ Brown & Buchanan law firm bio of Raymond L. Brown (2016). Retrieved 2016-8-16.
- ^ Landon, Michael (2006). The University of Mississippi School of Law: A Sesquicentennial History. Jackson, MS: Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 131. ISBN 1578069181, ISBN 978-1578069187.
- ^ Ex-Sugar Bowl MVP Raymond Brown dies in Mississippi
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