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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Edenton, North Carolina, U.S. | May 21, 1960||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 268 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | John A. Holmes (Edenton) | ||||||||
College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 4 / pick: 98 | ||||||||
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Robert Lee Brown (born May 21, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL).
Born and raised in Edenton, North Carolina, Brown played scholastically at John A. Holmes High School.[1] He began his collegiate career at Chowan Junior College in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, where he was named to the Coastal Conference first-team and was an honorable mention junior college All-American.[2] He went on to play for the Virginia Tech Hokies,[3] where, as a senior, he was honored by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a second-team All-American.[4]
Brown was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth-round of the 1982 NFL draft.[5] He spent his entire eleven year career with the Packers, his first four years as a reserve and last seven as a starter. For his career, Brown recorded 25.5 sacks and 13 fumble recoveries. He had 2 interceptions, one of which he returned 5 yards for a touchdown.[6]