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Mar 20, 2024 · Willie Brown, the two-term former mayor of San Francisco and longtime Speaker of the California State Assembly, turns 90 on Wednesday. He remains a forceful figure in local and state politics.
Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. (born March 20, 1934) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, spending 15 years as its speaker, and later served as the 41st mayor of San Francisco, the first African American to do so.
Oct 22, 2019 · He was 78. “Willie Brown was a true Raider and one of the best cornerbacks that ever played the game,” Hall of Fame coach John Madden said. “It was a comfort to a coach to be able to have Willie Brown in the defensive backfield. Willie was a good guy, a team captain, and a true Raider from the day he joined our team in 1967, until he ...
Jan 29, 2019 · Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco, wrote a 137-word op-ed this weekend about Kamala Harris with the declaration, “Yes, we dated. It was more than 20 years ago.” If you haven’t ...
Oct 22, 2019 · Willie Brown, who had this 75-yard pick-six against the Vikings in Super Bowl XI, has died at age 78. Getty Images Willie Brown, an Oakland Raiders and NFL legend, has died at the age of 78.
Willie Brown. Willie Lee Brown (1899 or August 6, 1900 – December 30, 1952) was an American blues guitar player and vocalist. He performed and recorded with other blues musicians, including Son House and Charlie Patton, and influenced Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Brown is considered one of the pioneering musicians of the Delta blues genre.
Oct 22, 2019 · Willie Brown, the master of bump-and-run coverage while with the Raiders in the 1960s and '70s, has died at the age of 78. "He was a Raider," team owner Mark Davis said of the Hall of Fame cornerback.
