Robert Stanford Brown (born December 8, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League from 1964 through 1973.
In 2004, Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
College career
At the University of Nebraska, Brown was an All-America selection at guard, and was voted the lineman of the year by the 1963 Washington D.C. Touchdown Club.
Professional career
Brown was drafted in the first round (second overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. In 1969, after five consecutive all-league seasons with the Eagles, Brown was traded to Los Angeles. That year the Rams offensive line set an NFL record for protecting the passer.
Brown was named All-Pro five of his ten seasons with the Eagles, Rams and Oakland Raiders. Named the NFL/NFC offensive lineman of the year three times, Brown was also chosen to play in six Pro Bowls - three with the Eagles, two with the Rams, and one final time with the Raiders.
Awards and honors
In 1993, Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Brown's #64 was permanently retired by Nebraska in 2004. Brown's is only the second such retirement in Nebraska football history, joining Tom "Train Wreck" Novak's #60.
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