Porky Brown | |
Import: | no |
Birth Date: | 1927 |
Position1: | Guard |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | Calgary Stampeders |
Robert Gordon "Porky" Brown (1927 – December 20, 1987) was an all-star guard in the Canadian Football League.[1]
A native of Victoria, Brown was winner of the 1950 Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy for Canadian rookie of the year in the west.[2] He went on to a 10-season professional football career with the Calgary Stampeders (he sat out 1952)[3] and was named an all-star in 1953. Brown retired in 1960.[4]
In 1961, Brown became a defensive line coach for the Calgary Wranglers.