Tom Brown (guard)

Tom Brown
No. 69
Positions	Defensive lineman • Linebacker
Personal information
Born	December 5, 1936; Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
College	Minnesota
NFL draft	1959: 9th round, 108th overall pick
AFL draft	1961: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Career history
1961–1967	BC Lions
Awards and highlights
	Grey Cup champion (1964); 2× CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award (1963, 1964); Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1964); 3× DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (1962, 1963, 1964); 3× CFL All-Star (1962, 1963, 1964); 3× CFL West All-Star (1962, 1963, 1964); National champion (1960); Outland Trophy (1960); UPI Lineman of the Year (1960); Unanimous All-American (1960); Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1960); First-team All-Big Ten (1960); Second-team All-Big Ten (1959);
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1984)
	College Football Hall of Fame

Tom Brown (born December 5, 1936) is an American former professional football player. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota,^[1] and won the Outland Trophy in 1960 as the nation's best lineman.^[2] He played professional football with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and was made a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984.^[3] Brown was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame^[4] in 2003.

Notes

^ Mike Ricci (September 15, 2010). "1960 National Champions: Tom Brown". Minnesota Football. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ Outland Trophy Winners.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ "Tom Brown". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
^ "Another Golden Gopher Tunnels Into CFHOF with Tom Brown's Enshrinement". Retrieved December 29, 2010.