Willie Brown

Willie Brown March 21 1942 July 26 2018 was an American college and professional football player and coach A star player for the University of Southern California he went on to play three seasons in the National Football League After his playing career he served as a coach for the Trojans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League Brown played high school football at Long Beach Polytechnic High School where he won the California Interscholastic Federation player of the year award in 1959 Brown went on to play college football at the University of Southern California USC As he was a twoway player for the Trojans he began as a tailback and kickoff returner but also played defensive back and flanker In 1962 he led the Trojans who went on to win the national championship in rushing kickoff returns and interceptions In 1963 as the team captain he led the team in receiving scoring and interceptions He was also a standout baseball player who was a center fielder and shortstop for the universitys baseball team that won the 1963 College World Series In the 1964 NFL Draft the Los Angeles Rams selected him with the fourth pick of the third round 32nd overall He played two seasons with the Rams before finishing his playing career with the Philadelphia Eagles He accumulated 133 rushing yards and 110 receiving yards in the NFL