John Brown (American football)

**John Brown**
Date of birth:	June 9, 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth:	Camden, New Jersey
Career information
Position(s):	Tackle
College:	Syracuse
NFL Draft:	1961 / Round: 4 / Pick: 55
Organizations
	As player:
1962-1966; 1967-1971	Cleveland Browns; Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

For Admiral John H. "Babe" Brown, Jr., see John Brown (American football, born 1891).

John C. Brown (born June 9, 1939) is a former American football tackle who played 10 seasons for two National Football League teams: the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played tackle at Syracuse University alongside Ernie Davis. He experienced a great deal of discrimination.

Brown played high school football at Camden High School in his hometown.^[1] His son Ernie Davis Brown also played football for Syracuse University as a tackle in the early 1990s. He played briefly for the Pittsburgh Steelers and married his college sweetheart.

In the 2008 film The Express, Brown, referred to as Jack Buckley, was portrayed by Omar Benson Miller.

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↑ DatabaseFootball.com profile, database Football. Accessed August 16, 2007.

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Career information
Date of birth:	(1939-06-09) June 9, 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth:	Camden, New Jersey
Position(s):	Tackle

College:	Syracuse
NFL Draft:	1961 / Round: 4 / Pick: 55
Organizations
As player:
1962-1966 1967-1971	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Persondata
Name	Brown, John
Alternative names	Brown, John C.
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	June 9, 1939
Place of birth	Camden, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death

John Brown (American football)

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