Richard Brown (center) explained

Position:	Center
Birth Date:	27 May 1907
Birth Place:	Waverly, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	1
Weight Lbs:	220
High School:	Cedar Rapids (IA)
College:	Iowa
Teams:	Portsmouth Spartans (1930)
Highlights:	First-team All-Big Ten (1928)
Pfr:	BrowRi20

Richard McClure Brown (May 27, 1907 – November 30, 1990) was an American football player.

Brown was born in 1907 in Waverly, Iowa. He attended Cedar Rapids High School.^[1]

He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team from 1926 to 1928.^[1] He was the captain of the 1928 Iowa team.^[2] He also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a center for the Portsmouth Spartans in 1930. He appeared in 11 NFL games, eight as a starter.^[3]

Brown was married in 1931 to Gladys Beiber.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dick Brown. Pro Football Archives. July 2, 2022.
2. News: Dick Brown In Iowa City For Grid Season. The Gazette. August 30, 1928. 8. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Richard Brown. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 16, 2020.
4. News: Dick Brown, S.U.I. Football Star, Weds. The Des Moines Register. June 2, 1931. 1. Newspapers.com.