No. 69 | |
Date of birth | December 5, 1936 |
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Place of birth | Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | DL/LB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
College | Minnesota |
AFL draft | 1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 |
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 |
Awards |
1960 NCAA championship 1960 Outland Trophy 1960 UPI Lineman of the Year 1963 Most Outstanding Lineman 1964 Most Outstanding Lineman 1964 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy |
Career stats | |
Tom Brown (born December 5, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player, and a former outstanding American college football player. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, and won the Outland Trophy in 1960 as the nation's best lineman. He played professional football with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and was made a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Brown was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.