Gordy Brown

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Gordy Brown
Position Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1906-05-20)May 20, 1906
Dallas, Texas
Died:October 10, 1964(1964-10-10) (aged 58)
Weslaco, Texas
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career history
College Texas (19281930)
High school Bryan Street High School
Career highlights and awards

Gordon Asa "Gordy" Brown was an All-American college football lineman at the University of Texas.

At Bryan Street High School Brown made all-state three years in a row. [1]

He lettered for the Texas Longhorns from 1927-1929. In 1928 he earnedall-Southwest Conference and 1st Team All-American (Collier's) honors while helping Texas win the Southwest Conference Championship. He was the Longhorn's second All-American ever. The next year he was the team's captain. [2] [3] [1]

After college he became the first Longhorn to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl by playing in the 1930 iteration. [2] He later went to work for GMAC.

During World War II he served in the Army Air Force's XIX Tactical Air Command where he was a Major. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "SPORTS GRIDIRON GREATS".
  2. 1 2 "Texas Football History and Honors" (PDF). Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  3. "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search".
  4. "Gordon Asa Brown" . Retrieved May 6, 2025.