- Eddie Brown (arena football)
"Touchdown" Eddie Brown (born
October 2 1969 ) is a formerArena football offensive specialist (wide receiver ). He is currently thehead coach of theContinental Indoor Football League 'sFort Wayne Freedom as well as serving as the Varsity wide receivers coach atBen Davis High School inIndianapolis, Indiana .College
Although originally from Miami, Brown started his collegiate career at Fort Scott Community College in
Fort Scott, Kansas . His performances allowed him to transfer toLouisiana Tech University for his final two years of college. During his time at Louisiana Tech, Eddie became the only player in school history to score a touchdown in every way possible; pass reception, rushing, kickoff return, punt return, interception, and fumble recovery.AFL
Brown played for the Albany Firebirds from 1994 to 2001, and moved with the franchise to
Indianapolis, Indiana where he played for three more years with theIndiana Firebirds from 2001 to 2003. In January 2006, as the AFL celebrated its 20th anniversary, Brown was voted the best player in league history. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2297305]Ben Davis High School
Brown joined the coaching staff of the 5A Ben Davis High School Giants in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2006 as the Varsity wide receivers coach. After the 2006 season, head coach Tom Allen left to become an assistant coach at
Division III Wabash College , former assistant Mike Kirschner took over the head coaching position and Brown remained on staff. Brown works concurrently with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office in Indianapolis as acounselor to help troubled youths.Awards and Honors
On
January 18 ,2006 , Eddie Brown was selected by AFL as the best player in AFL history [http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2006/01/18/eddie_brown_voted_best_ever_arena_player/] . They selected the Top 20 players to ever play in the AFL, while Eddie Brown was selected as #1, other players that were selected wereBarry Wagner ,George LaFrance ,Jay Gruden ,Hunkie Cooper ,James Baron ,Sylvester Bembery ,Sherdrick Bonner ,Stevie Thomas ,Dwayne Dixon ,Aaron Garcia ,Kurt Warner ,Sam Hernandez ,Cory Fleming ,Greg Hopkins ,Alvin Rettig ,Randy Gatewood ,Gary Mullen ,John Corker and Bob McMillen.Eddie Brown worked for Marion County Community Corrections.External links
* [http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2006/01/18/eddie_brown_voted_best_ever_arena_player/ AFL's Top 20 Players of All-Time]
* [http://www.youtube.com/v/xqUDjbnMq9I Eddie Brown Career Highlights Video]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=195 ArenaFan.com stats]
* [http://www.fwfusion.com/thefusion/coaches/index.html?staff_id=7 Fort Wayne Fusion profile]
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