Don Albert Brown (August 20, 1937 – June 25, 2013) was an American football player. He played one season in the

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(AFL) in 1960. He was born in Dayton, Texas and attended Dayton High School where he played high school football from 1953 to 1955. He then attended University of Houston where he played for the football team as a running back and

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from 1956 to 1958, earning an All-America honorable mention during his senior year. He played for the

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in 1959 against the defending

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champions, the

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. In the game, he was involved in a serious collision with

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which left him unconscious for several minutes. He was drafted by the

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with the 20th pick in the 1959 NFL draft but immediately traded for

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of the Chicago Cardinals. This trade was significant, as he was one of nine players traded for Matson. After the Cardinals, he had a brief stint with the

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with under head coach Vince Lombardi before returning home to try out for the newly formed Houston Oilers, where he ended his professional career in 1961.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Don 1937 births 2013 deaths American football running backs American football defensive backs Chicago Cardinals players Green Bay Packers players Houston Cougars football players Houston Oilers players Players of American football from Texas People from Dayton, Texas American Football League players