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Willie Brown
William Ferdie Brown
Position: DB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: December 2, 1940 in Yazoo City, MS
College: Grambling State
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1984
9-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
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View Details For: 2 Regular Season and 3 Playoff TDs Scored / All Super Bowl Plays
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1963 | 23 | DEN | lcb | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1964*+ | 24 | DEN | LCB | 24 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 140 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1965* | 25 | DEN | LCB | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | DEN | LCB | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1967* | 27 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1968*+ | 28 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 29 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 30 | OAK | rcb | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971*+ | 31 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1972* | 32 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1973*+ | 33 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 14 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 34 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 35 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 36 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 37 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 38 | OAK | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 204 | 114 | 54 | 472 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 yrs | RAI | 154 | 114 | 39 | 277 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 yrs | DEN | 50 | 0 | 15 | 195 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1963 | 23 | DEN | lcb | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 9.7 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 54 | 23.3 | 99 |
| Career | 204 | 114 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 9.7 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 54 | 23.3 | 99 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1964*+ | 24 | DEN | LCB | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1967* | 27 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1968*+ | 28 | OAK | RCB | 24 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 204 | 114 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 12 yrs | RAI | 154 | 114 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | DEN | 50 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
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1964 - AFL: 1st team all-AFL 1964 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL 1964 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL 1964 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL 1965 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL 1966 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-AFL 1967 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-conf. 1967 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1967 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL 1967 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1968 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Hall of Fame: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Sporting News: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL 1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1972 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1973 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1973 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |