Tom Brown (guard)

Tom Brown
No. 69
Born:	December 5, 1936 (age 87); Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	DL, LB
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	251 lb (114 kg)
College	Minnesota
AFL draft	1961, round: 1, pick: 2
Drafted by	New York Titans
NFL draft	1959, round: 9, pick: 108
Drafted by	Baltimore Colts
Career history
As player
1961–1967	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
	2× Most Outstanding Lineman (1963, 1964); Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1964); National champion (1960); Outland Trophy (1960); UPI Lineman of the Year (1960); Unanimous All-American (1960); Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1960); First-team All-Big Ten (1960); Second-team All-Big Ten (1959);
CFL All-Star	1962, 1963, 1964
CFL West All-Star	1962, 1963, 1964
Career stats
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1984; College Football Hall of Fame;

Tom Brown (born December 5, 1936) is an American former professional 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 (CFL), 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. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ Outland Trophy Winners.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ "Tom Brown". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ "Another Golden Gopher Tunnels Into CFHOF with Tom Brown's Enshrinement". Retrieved December 29, 2010.

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