Robert Gordon "Porky" Brown (1927 – December 20, 1987) was an award-winning and all-star

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. A native of Victoria, Brown was winner of the 1950

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for Canadian rookie of the year in the west. He went on to a 10-season professional football career with the Calgary Stampeders (he sat out 1952) and was named an all-star in 1953. Brown retired in 1960.''Porky Brown to pack it up''

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, October 8, 1960. In 1961, Brown became a defensive line coach for the Calgary Wranglers.

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1927 births 1987 deaths Calgary Stampeders players Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners Canadian football people from Victoria, British Columbia {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub