| Date of birth: | December 5, 1936 |
| Place of birth: | Albert Lea, Minnesota |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | DL/LB |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| College: | Minnesota |
| AFL Draft: | 1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 |
| Drafted by: | New York Titans |
| NFL Draft: | 1959 / Round: 9 / Pick: 108 |
| Drafted by: | Baltimore Colts |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1961-1967 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1962, 1963, 1964 |
| CFL West All-Star: | 1962, 1963, 1964 |
| Awards: | 1960 NCAA championship 1960 Outland Trophy 1960 UPI Lineman of the Year 1963 Most Outstanding Lineman 1964 Most Outstanding Lineman 1964 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy |
| Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1984 | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Tom Brown (born December 5, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player, and a former outstanding American college football player. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota,[1] and won the Outland Trophy in 1960 as the nation's best lineman.[2] He played professional football with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and was made a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984.[3] Brown was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame[4] in 2003.
Notes[]
- ↑ Mike Ricci (September 15, 2010). "1960 National Champions: Tom Brown". Minnesota Football. http://www.play4theu.com/news_article/show/59677?referrer_id=136617. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ↑ Outland Trophy Winners.Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
- ↑ Canadian Football Hall of Fame.Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
- ↑ Another Golden Gopher Tunnels Into CFHOF with Tom Brown’s Enshrinement.Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
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