Tom Brown (CFL player)

NFL player


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Name=Tom Brown
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1936|12|5
Birthplace= Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S.
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College=Minnesota
Position=Defensive lineman
Linebacker
DraftedYear=1959
DraftedRound=9 / Pick 108
(By the Baltimore Colts)
Career Highlights=Y
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CFLAllStar=1962, 1963, 1964
Awards=1960 Outland Trophy
1963 Most Outstanding Lineman
1964 Most Outstanding Lineman
1964 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
years=1961-1967
teams=British Columbia Lions
CollegeHOF=90044
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Tom Brown (born December 5, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player, and a former outstanding American college football player. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, and won the Outland Trophy in 1960 as the nation's best lineman. He played professional football with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League, and was made a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Brown was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.