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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | December 8, 1941 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | June 16, 2023 (aged 81) Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | East Tech (Cleveland, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College: | Nebraska (1961–1963) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1964 / round: 1 / pick: 2 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1964 / round: 1 / pick: 4 | ||||||||
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Robert Stanford Brown (December 8, 1941 – June 16, 2023), nicknamed "the Boomer",[1] was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1973. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning unanimous All-American honors. Brown was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles as the second overall pick in the 1964 NFL draft. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, he played for the Eagles from 1964 to 1968, the Los Angeles Rams from 1969 to 1970, and the Oakland Raiders from 1971 to 1973. Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.