Melvin Brown | |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1932 |
Birth Place: | Hagerman, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1950–1953 |
Player Team1: | Oklahoma |
Coach Years1: | 1957–1961 |
Coach Team1: | Southeastern State (OK) |
Coach Years2: | 1962–1977 |
Coach Team2: | Houston (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1978–1981 |
Coach Team3: | Sam Houston State |
Overall Record: | 29–56–1 |
Championships: | |
Awards: | LSC Coach of the Year (1978) |
Melvin Brown (March 5, 1932 – September 13, 2018)[1] was an American football coach and former player. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Bud Wilkinson.[2] Brown was the head football coach at Southeastern State College—now known as Southeastern Oklahoma State University—from 1957 to 1961 and Sam Houston State University from 1978 to 1981.[3]