Roger Brown (defensive tackle)

Roger Brown
	Brown in 2007
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Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	May 1, 1937; Surry County, Virginia, U.S.
Died:	September 17, 2021 (aged 84)
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:	Nyack (Nyack, New York)
College:	Maryland State (1956–1959)
NFL draft:	1960 / round: 4 / pick: 42
AFL draft:	1960 / round: Second selections
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1960–1966); Los Angeles Rams (1967–1969);
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-Pro (1962, 1963); 6× Pro Bowl (1962–1967); Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team; Detroit Lions All-Time Team; Pride of the Lions; 2× First-team NAIA All-American (1958, 1959); Virginia Sports Hall of Fame; NFL record Most safeties in a season: 2 (tied);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	138
Games started:	124
Safeties:	3
Fumble recoveries:	15
Interceptions:	2
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

Roger Lee Brown (May 1, 1937 – September 17, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions (1960–1966) and the Los Angeles Rams (1967–1969). He played college football for the Maryland State Hawks.