Guard, Minnesota, 1960

Tom Brown

Born
Dec 5, 1936, in Albert Lea, Minnesota
Died
Mar 12, 2026

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Tom Brown played guard at Minnesota (1960). He won the 1960 Outland Trophy. He finished second in the 1960 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1960. The New York Titans took Brown in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1961 AFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

At a glance

Best season
1960
Outland Trophy, UPI Lineman of the Year and 3 more
Heisman vote
2nd
In the 1960 vote
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 1961 AFL Draft (New York Titans)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1960; Big Ten champions, 1960

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1961–⁠67CFLBC Lions

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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