Theotis Brown Explained

Theotis Brown
Number:33, 30, 27
Position:Running back
Birth Date:20 April 1957
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:225
High School:Oakland (CA) Skyline
College:UCLA
Draftyear:1979
Draftround:2
Draftpick:35
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:2,046
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statvalue2:3.7
Statlabel3:Rushing touchdowns
Statvalue3:30
Pfr:BrowTh00

Theotis Brown II (born April 20, 1957) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Kansas City Chiefs.[1] His football career was ended by a heart attack at age 27.[2]

Brown was raised in Oakland, California and attended Skyline High School Skyline High School (Oakland, California). His locker mate during high school was the Academy Award-winning actor, Tom Hanks. Aside from football, Brown also played baseball at Skyline.

Nicknamed "Big Foot" and "Chocolate Thunder",[3] Brown rushed for 2,914 yards (No. 7 all-time) as a UCLA Bruin from 1976–1978. He is the father of former UCLA cornerback Theotis "Trey" Brown, III. Brown has one daughter, Taylor.

On November 4, 2011, Brown was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Theotis Brown Stats. .
  2. Web site: 'Bigfoot' is blessed / Heart attack at age 27 ended his football career. December 2002.
  3. Web site: Theotis Brown athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase . 2014-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225195720/http://www.fanbase.com/Theotis-Brown . 2014-12-25 .