Tom Brown (Canadian football)

Tom Brown

Date of birth:	December 5, 1936 (1936-12-05)
Place of birth:	Albert Lea, Minnesota
Career information
Position(s):	Defensive lineman Linebacker
College:	Minnesota
AFL Draft:	1961 / Round: 1 / Pick 5 (By the New York Titans)
NFL Draft:	1959 / Round: 9 / Pick 108 (By the Baltimore Colts)
Organizations
As player:
1961-1967	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1962, 1963, 1964
Awards:	1960 Outland Trophy 1960 UPI Lineman of the Year 1963 Most Outstanding Lineman 1964 Most Outstanding Lineman 1964 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Tom Brown (born December 5, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player, and a former outstanding American college football player. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota, and won the Outland Trophy in 1960 as the nation's best lineman. He played professional football with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, and was made a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Brown was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.