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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. He played tackle at Syracuse University alongside Ernie Davis. They ...
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John Calvin Brown Jr. was born in Camden, New Jersey on June 9, 1939. Camden is located in southwestern New Jersey, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. Brown attended Camden High School. At Camden High School, Brown played on both the offensive line and the defensive line. While Brown played only one year of high school football, his play ...
Brown lettered in football at Syracuse for three years in 1959, 1960, and 1961. In 1959, Brown was a starting offensive lineman for a Syracuse team that is considered one of the greatest teams, if not the greatest team, in Syracuse football history. Brown helped Syracuse score at least 35 points in seven regular season games in 1959 – a 35-21 trium...
1962-1964 Brown was drafted by both the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1961 NFL draft (as the 55th overall pick) and the San Diego Chargers in the 22nd round of the 1961 American Football League draft (as the 176th overall pick). He decided to sign with Cleveland; it is perhaps appropriate that “Brown” played for the “Browns” (the team...
After his retirement from the NFL, Brown was a banking executive. Brown became chair of the Art Rooney Scholarship Fund (named for the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers) in 1990. He was involved in various community service and fundraising activities. In the 2008 movie, “The Express”, about the life of Ernie Davis, a character named “Jack B...
Jan 1, 2020 · In the first half of the Cotton Bowl, SU lineman John Brown was called a “big black dirty n—-” by Texas lineman Larry Stephens. One Texas player spit on an SU player.
Sep 12, 2008 · John Brown, an SU lineman who was Ernie's close friend, said university dormitories and classrooms were integrated, and athletes would sometimes go together to a bar called the Clover Club. But...
Aug 27, 2019 · Syracuse was voted the national champion by 15 selectors, including the Associated Press and United Press International wire services. Beyond the stats and records, perhaps the 1959 team's biggest contribution was helping break down racial barriers in college football.
Jan 2, 2014 · John Brown, a Negro lineman, played nose to nose against 235-pound Texas tackle Larry Stephens. To goad him off balance, Brown claimed, Stephens kept calling him “a big black dirty nigger.”
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The Syracuse Orange football team represents Syracuse University in the sport of American football. The Orange compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
