Theotis Brown
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | April 20, 1957||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Oakland (CA) Skyline | ||||||||
College: | UCLA | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35 | ||||||||
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Theotis Brown II (born April 20, 1957) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Kansas City Chiefs.[1] His football career was ended by a heart attack at age 27.[2]
Brown was raised in Oakland, California and attended Skyline High School Skyline High School (Oakland, California). His locker mate during high school was the Academy Award-winning actor, Tom Hanks.[citation needed] Aside from football, Brown also played baseball at Skyline.
Nicknamed "Big Foot"[2] and "Chocolate Thunder",[3] Brown rushed for 2,914 yards (No. 7 all-time) as a UCLA Bruin from 1976–1978. He is the father of former UCLA cornerback Theotis "Trey" Brown, III. Brown has one daughter, Taylor.
On November 4, 2011, Brown was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ "Theotis Brown Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "'Bigfoot' is blessed / Heart attack at age 27 ended his football career". December 2002.
- ^ "Theotis Brown athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
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