Hardy Brown
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| Hardy Brown | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 8, 1924 |
| Place of birth | Childress, TX, United States |
| Date of death | November 8, 1991 (aged 67) |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Tulsa |
| NFL Draft | 1947 / Round 12 / Pick 104 (by the New York Giants) |
| Pro Bowl | 1952 |
| Stats | |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1948 1949 1950 1950 1951-1955 1956 1960 |
AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers AAFC Chicago Hornets NFL Baltimore Colts NFL Washington Redskins NFL San Francisco 49ers NFL Chicago Cardinals AFL Denver Broncos |
Hardy Brown (May 8, 1924 – November 8, 1991) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League, AAFC, and the AFL. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and then professionally for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and the Denver Broncos. He was one of only two men who played in the All-America Football Conference, the National Football League, and the American Football League. (The other was Ben Agajanian.)
When Brown was four years old, he witnessed the murder of his father. He was then sent, along with his brothers and sisters, to live at the Texas Masonic Home, an orphanage for the children of deceased Freemasons in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Masonic Home, Brown was a standout football player for the Mighty Mites, leading them to the state semi-finals his senior year. He then briefly enlisted in the U.S. Army before playing football at Tulsa and eventually in the NFL.
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