Thomas Brown (running back)
| Sport(s) | American football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Offensive Coordinator/Running back coach |
| Team | Miami (FL) |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 15, 1986 Tucker, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| 2004-2007 | Georgia |
| 2008 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2009-2010 | Cleveland Browns |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011 | Georgia (Assistant strength and conditioning coach) |
| 2012 | Chattanooga (RB) |
| 2013 | Marshall (RB) |
| 2014 | Wisconsin (RB) |
| 2015 | Georgia (RB) |
| 2016-present | Miami (FL) (OC/RB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Thomas Brown (born May 15, 1986 in Tucker, Georgia) is the running backs coach for the Miami Hurricanes football team. Previously, Brown was the running backs coach at Wisconsin. As a professional, Brown played running back for the Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.
Brown was a freshman All-SEC selection after totaling 172 carries for 875 yards and eight touchdowns as well as 16 receptions for 150 yards, amassing 1,043 all-purpose yards. His 100-yard games against Vanderbilt Commodores, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, and Wisconsin Badgers. In addition to his All-SEC selection, he was the recipient of the Offensive Newcomer of the Year Award and the team’s Victors Club Award.
Brown continued to be productive in his second year, starting all 12 games and leading the Bulldogs with 736 yards and four touchdowns on 147 attempts. He added 67 yards on six receptions and returned two kickoffs for 19 yards. His season-high of 146 rushing yards on 20 carries against South Carolina. A 9-yard halfback touchdown pass to quarterback Joe Tereshinski, playing for the injured D.J. Shockley, came against the Florida Gators. Brown also ran for a career-long 52-yard touchdown against West Virginia in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl.
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