John Brown (American football)

For other people with the same name, see John Brown (disambiguation).

**John Brown**
Career information
Date of birth:	June 9, 1939 (1939-06-09) (age 72)
Place of birth:	Camden, New Jersey
Position(s):	Tackle
College:	Syracuse
NFL Draft:	1961 / Round: 4 / Pick: 55
Organizations
As player:
1962-1966 1967-1971	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John C. Brown (born June 9, 1939 in Camden, New Jersey) is a former American football tackle who played 10 seasons for two National Football League teams: the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played tackle at Syracuse University alongside Ernie Davis. He experienced a great deal of discrimination.

Brown played high school football at Camden High School in his hometown.^[1] His son Ernie Davis Brown also played football for Syracuse University as a tackle in the early 1990s. He played briefly for the Pittsburgh Steelers and married his college sweetheart.

In the 2008 film The Express, Brown, referred to as Jack Buckley, was portrayed by Omar Benson Miller.

References

^ DatabaseFootball.com profile, database Football. Accessed August 16, 2007.

Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL Champions

Persondata
Name	Brown, John
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	June 9, 1939
Place of birth	Camden, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death