American football player (1911–1994)
Tay Brown![]() |
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| Born | (1911-12-29)December 29, 1911
Compton, California, U.S. |
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| Died | August 16, 1994(1994-08-16) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| 1930–1932 | USC |
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| Position(s) | Tackle |
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| 1933–1936 | Cincinnati (line) |
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| 1937–1941 | Compton |
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| 1945–1960 | Compton |
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| 1933–1937 | Cincinnati |
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| 1937–? | Compton |
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| Overall | 140–33–9 (junior college football)
47–27 (college basketball) |
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| Bowls | 4–1 |
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Football
4 Metropolitan Conference (1939–1940, 1945–1946)
7 WSC (1950, 1952, 1954–1957, 1959) |
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| First-team All-PCC (1932) |
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College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1980 (profile) |
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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.
College career
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.
Coaching career
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.
Head coaching record
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