Tom Brown (guard)

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Tom Brown
No. 69
Born: (1936-12-05) December 5, 1936 (age 88)
Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) DL, LB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight251 lb (114 kg)
College Minnesota
AFL draft 1961, round: 1, pick: 2
Drafted by New York Titans
NFL draft 1959, round: 9, pick: 108
Drafted by Baltimore Colts
Career history
As player
1961–1967 BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1962, 1963, 1964
CFL West All-Star 1962, 1963, 1964
Career stats

Tom Brown (born December 5, 1936) is an American former professional football player. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, [1] and won the Outland Trophy in 1960 as the nation's best lineman. [2] He played professional football with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and was made a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984. [3] Brown was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame [4] in 2003.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mike Ricci (September 15, 2010). "1960 National Champions: Tom Brown". Minnesota Football. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ Outland Trophy Winners.RetrievedDecember 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tom Brown". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Another Golden Gopher Tunnels Into CFHOF with Tom Brown's Enshrinement" . Retrieved December 29, 2010.


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