John Brown (offensive tackle)

Games played:	136
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Brown
No. 70, 74
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	June 9, 1939 (age 85); Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Camden; (Camden, New Jersey)
College:	Syracuse
NFL draft:	1961 / round: 4 / pick: 55
AFL draft:	1961 / round: 22 / pick: 176
Career history
	Cleveland Browns (1962–1966); Pittsburgh Steelers (1967–1971);
Career highlights and awards
	National champion (1959); NFL champion (1964); First-team All-Eastern (1961);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	136
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Calvin Brown Jr. (born June 9, 1939) is a former American football tackle who played eleven seasons for two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Brown played high school football at Camden High School in his hometown.^[1] He played tackle at Syracuse University alongside Ernie Davis. They became close friends in college, which included a 1959 championship for the school, the only one in team history.

In 1961, Brown was drafted by the San Diego Chargers and the Cleveland Browns. He did not play in the 1961 season. However, he chose to go to the Cleveland Browns to be teammates with Davis, who had been quickly traded to Cleveland when he refused to play for his draft team in the Washington Redskins. Davis never took the field in Cleveland in a pro game due to being diagnosed with leukemia in the summer of 1962, with Brown sharing a bungalow with him in Cleveland while Davis went through treatment in the hospital.

After his career ended, he became interested in banking, where he later rose to being an executive before retirement. Brown named his youngest son after Davis and had Marie Davis Fleming serve as the child's godmother. As of 2023, he lives in Pittsburgh.^[2]

In the 2008 movie The Express, the character of Jack Buckley (played by Omar Benson Miller), depicted as the best friend of Davis and his roommate, is based on Brown.

References

^ DatabaseFootball.com profile Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed August 16, 2007.
^ "Sean Kirst: 60 years after Ernie Davis died, best friend recalls final game in Buffalo". May 20, 2023.

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[1] DatabaseFootball.com profile Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed August 16, 2007.

[2] "Sean Kirst: 60 years after Ernie Davis died, best friend recalls final game in Buffalo". May 20, 2023.

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v t e Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL champions
11 Jim Ninowski 13 Frank Ryan 20 Ross Fichtner 22 Lowell Caylor 23 Larry Benz 24 Bobby Franklin 26 Dave Raimey 27 Walter Roberts 30 Bernie Parrish 32 Jim Brown 35 Galen Fiss 36 Charley Scales 38 Stan Sczurek 42 Paul Warfield 44 Leroy Kelly 48 Ernie Green 49 Walter Beach 50 Vince Costello 52 Mike Lucci 56 John Morrow 62 Dale Memmelaar 60 John Wooten 64 Ed Bettridge 66 Gene Hickerson 67 Sid Williams 69 Jim Kanicki 70 John Brown 72 Mike Bundra 73 Monte Clark 74 Dick Modzelewski 75 Roger Shoals 76 Lou Groza 77 Dick Schafrath 78 Frank Parker 79 Bob Gain 80 Bill Glass 82 Jim Houston 83 Johnny Brewer 84 Paul Wiggin 85 Clifton McNeil 86 Gary Collins 87 Tom Hutchinson
Head coach: Blanton Collier
Assistant coaches: Howard Brinker Fritz Heisler Dub Jones Nick Skorich Ed Ulinski