Hardy Brown

No. 25, 73, 33, 37, 34

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

May 8, 1924

Place of birth:

Childress, Texas

Date of death:

November 8, 1991 (aged 67)

Place of death:

Stockton, California

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

193 lb (88 kg)

Career information

College:

Tulsa

NFL Draft:

1947 / Round: 12 / Pick: 104

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl (1952)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Hardy Brown (May 8, 1924 – November 8, 1991) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Tulsa and then professionally for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and the Denver Broncos. He was one of only two men who played in the All-America Football Conference, the National Football League, and the American Football League (the other was Ben Agajanian).^[1]

When Brown was four years old, he witnessed the murder of his father. He was then sent, along with his brothers and sisters, to live at the Texas Masonic Home, an orphanage for the children of deceased Freemasons in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Masonic Home, Brown became friends with Tex Coulter.^[2] Brown was a standout football player for the Mighty Mites, leading them to the state semi-finals his senior year. He then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a Paramarine during the Second World War, before playing football at Tulsa and eventually professionally. Brown became known as one of the roughest defensive players in the game, knocking out numerous opponents with his trademark shoulder push. The Rams once offered a bounty to any player who could take him out, and he had his shoulder pads checked before a game once to make sure he did not have metal plating or other such material stuffed in them.

Brown died in 1991 at a mental institution.^[1]

NFL Network

On the show NFL's Top 10, Hardy was marked as #5 on "The Most Feared Tacklers of All Time" segment.^[3]

References

1 2 Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p. 54, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p. 52, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p. 67, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6

Washington Redskins 1950 AAFC dispersal draft selections

Jim Spavital Chuck Drazenovich Roland Dale Lloyd Eisenberg Hardy Brown Ed Hirsch Ed Smith Murray Alexander Dewey Nelson

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Denver Broncos 1960 inaugural season roster

14 Dick Doyle
16 George Herring
18 Frank Tripucka
20 Henry Bell
21 Gene Mingo
22 Bob Stransky
23 Goose Gonsoulin
24 Don Allen
33 Pete Mangum
34 Hardy Brown
35 Dave Rolle
36 J.W. Brodnax
40 Al Carmichael
40 Ted Wegert
41 Bob McNamara
42 Al Romine
43 Frank Bernardi
50 Fred Broussard
51 Mike Nichols
52 Frank Kuchta
53 Bob Hudson
60 Ken Adamson
61 Chuck Gavin
62 Buddy Alliston
63 Dave Strickland
64 Bud McFadin
65 Joe Young
67 Johnny Hatley
70 Don King
71 Willie Smith
72 Hal Smith
73 Gordy Holz
75 Eldon Danenhauer
76 Bill Danenhauer
76 Bill Yelverton
77 Carl Larpenter
81 Bill Jessup
83 Johnny Pyeatt
84 Al Day
85 Jim Greer
86 Don Carothers
87 Lionel Taylor
88 Pat Epperson
89 Ken Carpenter
-- Jack Davis
-- Tom Dublinski
Head coach: Frank Filchock

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