Eddie Brown (arena football)
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| Position: | Offensive specialist | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 2, 1969 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1991 | ||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 950 |
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| Rec. Yards: | 12,736 |
| Rec. Touchdowns: | 303 |
| Rush Att-Rush Yards-Rush TDs: | 89-213-32 |
| KR-KR Yards-KR TDs: | 166-2,756-9 |
Eddie Brown (born October 2, 1969), nicknamed "Touchdown Eddie Brown", is a former arena football offensive specialist. He played college football at Louisiana Tech.
Brown spent his entire professional playing career with the Albany/Indiana Firebirds.
Brown originally attended Fort Scott Community College where he was an All-conference and NJCAA honorable mention All-American. In his two seasons there, he recorded 67 receptions for 1,375 yards and 16 touchdowns. He then transferred to Louisiana Tech University and for his final two seasons. In his first year there, he ranked 17th in the nation in punt returns with 11.81 yards-per-return. In his two seasons there, he recorded 76 receptions for 1,126 yards and nine touchdowns. He also recorded 25 kickoff returns for 504 yards and one touchdown, 28 punt returns for 398 yards and one touchdown and six carries for 60 yards and one touchdown.
Brown played for the Albany Firebirds from 1994 until 2001, and moved with the franchise to Indianapolis, Indiana where he played for three more seasons until 2003. In January 2006, as the AFL celebrated its 20th anniversary, Brown was voted the best player in league history.
Brown began his coaching career while in Albany. He joined the coaching staff at Shaker High School as the junior varsity Wide Receiver coach, as well as freshman basketball. Then in 2006, he joined the coaching staff of 5A Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana as the Varsity wide receivers coach. Coach Brown served as the position coach for current NFL wide receiver, Tandon Doss, of the Baltimore Ravens. After the 2006 season, head coach Tom Allen left to become an assistant coach at Division III Wabash College, former assistant Mike Kirschner took over the head coaching position and Brown remained on staff. Brown was replaced by Coach Mullin in 2008.
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