Don Brown (running back)

Not to be confused with Donald Brown (defensive back), Donald Brown (Canadian football), Don Brown (American football coach), or Donald Brown (running back).

Don Brown
No. 47
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1937-08-30)August 30, 1937
Place of birth:	Dayton, Texas
Date of death:	June 23, 2013(2013-06-23) (aged 75)
Place of death:	Dayton, Texas
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Dayton (TX)
College:	Houston
NFL Draft:	1959 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20
Career history
Houston Oilers (1960)
Career highlights and awards
AFL champion (1960)

Player stats at PFR

Don Albert Brown (August 20, 1937 – June 25, 2013) was an American football player. He played one season in the American Football League (AFL) in 1960.^[1]^[2] He was born in Dayton, Texas and attended Dayton High School where he played high school football from 1953 to 1955. He then attended University of Houston where he played for the football team as a running back and defensive back from 1956 to 1958, earning an All-America honorable mention during his senior year. He played for the College All-Stars in 1959 against the defending NFL champions, the Baltimore Colts. In the game, he was involved in a serious collision with Bill Pellington which left him unconscious for several minutes.

He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams, but immediately traded for Ollie Matson of the Chicago Cardinals. This trade was significant, as he was one of nine players traded for Matson. After the Cardinals, he had a brief stint with the Green Bay Packers with under head coach Vince Lombardi before returning home to try out for the newly formed Houston Oilers, where he ended his professional career in 1961.

References

↑ Don Brown, Database Football, retrieved July 17, 2010.
↑ "Don Brown". Sports Reference LLC. pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

Los Angeles Rams 1959 NFL Draft selections

Dick Bass Paul Dickson Buddy Humphrey Don Brown Larry Hickman Tom Franckhauser Blanche Martin John Tracey Bob Reifsnyder John Lands Dave Painter Eddie Meador Bill Connor Larry Cundiff Alan Goldstein Joe Kelly Mike Connelly Al Witcher Pete Davidson Walt Kelly Ted Royal Dave Wilemore Dave Van Metre Carver Shannon Ross Coyle Marv Bergmman Bill Meglan George Deiderich Tom Campbell Bob BOrah Bill Strumke Alex Kroll Rafer Johnson Eddie Moore Don Millich

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Houston Oilers 1960 AFL champions

Head coach: Lou Rymkus

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