Otto Brown
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Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | January 12, 1947 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 5, 2006 (aged 59) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Tallahassee (FL) FAMU Developmental Research | ||||||||
| College | Prairie View A&M (1965–1968) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1969: undrafted | ||||||||
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Otto Brown (January 12, 1947 – December 5, 2006) was an American professional football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. He played college football at Prairie View A&M University.
Brown attended Florida A&M University Developmental Research School, where he practiced football and baseball. He accepted a football scholarship from Prairie View A&M University under head coach Hoover J. Wright.
He played as a running back, before being converted into a cornerback. He also was a punt return specialist. He received the Thomas Burton Award for the school's athlete having the highest grade average in science.
He missed his senior season, after being dismissed from Prairie View A&M following an incident of burned campus buildings, in response to the killing of halfback Wesley Davidson. In 1970, he filed a suit against the school arguing the violation of his civil rights.[1]