Bill Brown

William Evans Brown (April 25, 1936 – April 18, 1989) was an American professional football linebacker who played for the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Bridgeport and Syracuse University.

Early life and college William Evans Brown was born on April 25, 1936, in Mount Kisco, New York. He played six-man football at Yorktown High School in Yorktown Heights, New York.

Brown was a member of the college football team at the University of Bridgeport from 1953 to 1954. He instead signed with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union but was later released.

Coaching career Brown later served as a football coach at Berner High School in Massapequa, New York and the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.