Buddy Brown (offensive guard, born 1925)
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 Brown on a 1955 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | October 19, 1925 Wynne, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | February 23, 2004 (aged 78) Marble Falls, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Wynne | ||||||||
| College | Arkansas (1947–1950) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1951: 19th round, 221st overall pick | ||||||||
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William Brightie Brown (October 19, 1925 – February 23, 2004) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL draft.[1] Brown would retire from professional football in 1956, to teach at a high school.[2] Much of his career after that, was spent as a sales representative in the office products industry.[3]
He died February 23, 2004.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Packers Sign Buddy Brown ('54 Captain)". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. April 6, 1955. p. 29. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Buddy Brown Retiring From Pro Football". Evening star. Washington D.C. Associated Press. December 29, 1956. p. A-12. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "In Loving Memory of William B. (Buddy) Brown". Metro & State. Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. February 25, 2004. p. B5. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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