| Tay Brown | |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1930–1932 |
| Player Team2: | USC |
| Player Positions: | Tackle |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1933–1936 |
| Coach Team2: | Cincinnati (line) |
| Coach Years3: | 1937–1941 |
| Coach Team3: | Compton |
| Coach Years4: | 1945–1960 |
| Coach Team4: | Compton |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1933–1937 |
| Coach Team6: | Cincinnati |
| Coach Years7: | 1937–? |
| Coach Team7: | Compton |
| Overall Record: | 140–33–9 (junior college football) 47–27 (college basketball) |
| Bowl Record: | 4–1 |
| Championships: | Football 4 Metropolitan Conference (1939–1940, 1945–1946) 7 WSC (1950, 1952, 1954–1957, 1959) |
| Awards: | First-team All-PCC (1932) |
| Cfbhof Year: | 1980 |
| Cfbhof Id: | 1572 |
Raymond "Tay" Brown (December 29, 1911 – August 16, 1994) was an American college football player and coach of football and basketball. He played football as a tackle and the University of Southern California (USC) was captain the 1932 USC Trojans football team, Howard Jones' only perfect season with the Trojans. Brown served as the head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1933 to 1937, compiling a record of 47–27. He was the head football coach at Compton College in Compton, California, amassing a record of 140–33–9. Brown was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1980.
Brown was a member of USC's national championship-winning team teams in 1931 and 1932. He set a Los Angeles Coliseum record by blocking four kicks in one game.
Brown served as the head basketball coach and assistant football coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1933 to 1937.[1] [2] He later guided Compton College to four Junior Rose Bowl invitations while posting a 140–33–9 record at the school.