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Date of birth: | March 8, 1937 |
Place of birth: | Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
Date of death: | May 27, 2011 | (aged 74)
Place of death: | Madison, Mississippi, U.S. |
Career information | |
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Position(s): | Tight end Linebacker |
College: | Mississippi |
NFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 4 / Pick 41 |
Organizations | |
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1961–1967 1968–1970 |
Cleveland Browns New Orleans Saints |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls: | 1 |
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Johnny Lee Brewer (March 8, 1937 in Vicksburg, Mississippi – May 27, 2011 in Madison, Mississippi) was an American football tight end and linebacker in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Mississippi.
He was a member of the Browns teams that won the NFL championship in 1964 over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts and the 1965 Eastern Conference championship team that lost the title game to the Green Bay Packers.
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