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Ray Brown

1936 – 2017

American gridiron football player

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About Ray Brown

Lived 1936 – 2017 (aged 81). Ray Brown was an American american football player.

Raymond Lloyd Brown (September 7, 1936 – December 25, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back and quarterback for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, he was selected by the Colts in the fifth round (50th overall) of the 1958 NFL draft. He played three seasons for Baltimore (1958–1960), and was a member of their back-to-back championship teams in 1958 and 1959.

In 1962, Brown graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was associate editor of the Mississippi Law Journal. He then clerked for a year for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark. Brown died on December 25, 2017, in Gautier, Mississippi, at age 81.

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Important facts

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Education
Greenville High School
Also known as
Raymond Lloyd Brown, Raymond L. Brown

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ray Brown?

American gridiron football player (1936-2017)

When was Ray Brown born?

Ray Brown was born on 7 September 1936 in Clarksdale.

When did Ray Brown die?

Ray Brown died on 25 December 2017 in Gautier, Mississippi.

What was Ray Brown's occupation?

Ray Brown was an american football player.

What nationality was Ray Brown?

Ray Brown was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ray Brown

· Wikidata: Q7297246

· DBpedia: Ray Brown (American football, born 1936)

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ray Brown. https://biography.guide/ray-brown-american-football-player-1936/

MLA: "Ray Brown." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ray-brown-american-football-player-1936/.

Chicago: "Ray Brown." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ray-brown-american-football-player-1936/.

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