Raymond Lloyd Brown (September 7, 1936 – December 25, 2017) was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, he was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the fifth round (50th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft. He played three seasons for the Baltimore Colts (1958–1960), and was a member of their back-to-back world championships in 1958 and 1959.[1][2]
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Position: | Defensive back, quarterback | ||||||||
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Born: | (1936-09-07)September 7, 1936 Clarksdale, Mississippi | ||||||||
Died: | December 25, 2017(2017-12-25) (aged 81) Gautier, Mississippi | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Greenville (MS) | ||||||||
College: | Ole Miss | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1958 / Round: 5 / Pick: 50 | ||||||||
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In 1962, Brown graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was associate editor of the Mississippi Law Journal.[3] He then clerked for a year for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark.[4] Brown died on December 25, 2017, in Gautier, Mississippi, at age 81.[5]
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