Troy Brown
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| Position: | Wide Receiver | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 2, 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Barnwell, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Blackville-Hilda (SC) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Marshall | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 8 / Pick: 198 | ||||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 557 |
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| Receiving yards: | 6,366 |
| Touchdowns: | 31 |
| Return yards: | 4,487 |
| Return TDs: | 3 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
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Troy Fitzgerald Brown (born July 2, 1971) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall. On May 11, 2010, Brown was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame. In June 2012, Brown was voted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame by fan vote.
Brown played his entire 15-year career with the Patriots. He earned three Super Bowl rings with the team; he played on five of the nine Patriots teams to reach the Super Bowl, and he retired as the franchise leader in career receptions. His primary position was at wide receiver, but he also contributed as a kick returner and on defense as a cornerback.
Brown attended Blackville-Hilda High School in Blackville, South Carolina. He was discouraged from playing football, as he was thought too small, beginning at 5'6", 135 lbs. Still, he lettered in football and track and field. His high school team won a state championship in 1988 with a 14-1 record.
In college, Brown was a standout wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner for Marshall University, leading the Division I-AA in both kickoff and punt return average in 1991, a year in which he and quarterback Todd Donnan tied a record by combining for a 99-yard pass play against Virginia Military Institute.The following year, Marshall claimed its first national championship with Brown as its primary wide receiver and returner. In the championship game, Brown sealed the win by intercepting a Hail Mary Youngstown State pass in the final seconds of the game.
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