Biographical details | |
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Born | Hagerman, Texas, U.S. | March 5, 1932
Died | September 13, 2018 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 86)
Playing career | |
1950–1953 | Oklahoma |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1957–1961 | Southeastern State (OK) |
1962–1977 | Houston (assistant) |
1978–1981 | Sam Houston State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 29–56–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
LSC Coach of the Year (1978) | |
Melvin Ray Brown (March 5, 1932 – September 13, 2018)[1] was an American football coach and former player. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Bud Wilkinson.[2] Brown was the head football coach at Southeastern State College—now known as Southeastern Oklahoma State University—from 1957 to 1961 and Sam Houston State University from 1978 to 1981.[3]