Brother Brown (American football)

He was a prominent running back for the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University from 1921 to 1924.^[1] Clark Shaughnessy said he was the best player he ever coached.^[2] He, Peggy Flournoy and hall of famer Lester Lautenschlaeger were all in the backfield. Brown was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1979.^[3] LSU coach Irving Pray told his players of Brown, "Don't try to tackle him on sweeps. Just run with him and force him out of bounds."^[4]

The last TD in the 21–0 win over LSU came on a 65-yard punt return by Brown.^[5] Brown was captain in 1924. Tulane suffered only one loss all year – to Mississippi A&M. He closed the season with several 100 yard rushing efforts.^[5] Brown was selected All-Southern by the players of the Vanderbilt Commodores.^[6]

Brown and Lautenschlaeger played once against Red Grange's Chicago Bears in the first professional football game in New Orleans.^[7][8]