Ted Brown

Thomas Edward "Ted" Brown (born February 15, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, where he was recognized as an All-American. He was a first-round pick in the 1979 NFL draft, and played for the Minnesota Vikings.

Early life Brown was born in High Point, North Carolina. He attended T. Wingate Andrews High School.

College career By the time Brown graduated from North Carolina State University in 1978, he had set the Atlantic Coast Conference career rushing record with 4,602 yards and the single game rushing record with 251 yards against Penn State in 1977. He was an All-ACC pick for all four years in college and a consensus All-American in 1978.

College statistics

Legend Led the ACC ACC record Bold Career high

+College rushing & receiving statistics TeamRushingReceiving 1975 NC State 10 142 913 6.4 12 16 160 10.0 1 1976 NC State 11 198 1,088 5.5 13 25 239 9.6 0 1977 NC State 11 218 1,251 5.7 13 24 164 6.8 1 1978 NC State 11 302 1,350 4.5 11 17 197 11.6 0 Career NC State 43 860 4,602 5.4 49 82 760 9.3 2

In 2013, Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Professional career The Minnesota Vikings chose Brown in the first round (sixteenth pick overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft, and he played for the Vikings from to .

In December 1981, Brown accidentally shot himself while handling a loaded revolver. The injury required surgery to remove bullet and wood fragments from his upper thigh. There was a question of whether he would be able continue his career in football. Brown ended up recovering and retired after the 1986 NFL season.

Brown was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1979 MIN 14 9 130 551 4.2 34 1 31 197 6.4 35 0 1980 MIN 16 16 219 912 4.2 55 8 62 623 10.0 67 2 1981 MIN 16 16 274 1,063 3.9 34 6 83 694 8.4 63 2 1982 MIN 8 8 120 515 4.3 30 1 31 207 6.7 29 2 1983 MIN 10 8 120 476 4.0 43 10 41 357 8.7 25 1 1984 MIN 13 9 98 442 4.5 19 3 46 349 7.6 35 3 1985 MIN 14 9 93 336 3.6 30 7 30 291 9.7 54 3 1986 MIN 13 0 63 251 4.0 60 4 15 132 8.8 20 0 104 75 1,117 4,546 4.1 60 40 339 2,850 8.4 67 13

Playoffs Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1980 MIN 1 1 5 14 2.8 5 1 4 25 6.3 15 0 1982 MIN 2 2 37 146 3.9 18 2 8 71 8.9 14 0 3 3 42 160 3.8 18 3 12 96 8.0 15 0

Post-retirement After retiring from football, Brown became a juvenile probation officer in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His son, J. T., played with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.