Samuel Morris Brown also known as Pete Brown (December 19, 1930 – September 4, 2001) was an American football linebacker and center who played for the

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. He played

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for the Georgia Tech football team.

Early life

A native of

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, Brown graduated from Rossville High School in

Career

College football

Brown was a member of two teams that went undefeated while he was at Georgia Tech - 1951 team that finished 11-0-1 - 1952 team that finished 12-0 sharing the national championship with Michigan State "He was the greatest blocker I ever saw," said Edwin Pope, former Atlanta Constitution sports writer and sports editor of the Miami Herald.

NFL

Drafted by the 49ers in 1953, Brown's NFL career was cut short due to a shoulder injury.

Military service

Brown served as a lieutenant colonel in the

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Awards and recognition

SEC All Southeastern Conference, 1951 NCAA All-American, Football, 1952 NCAA National Championship Team Member, 1952 Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, 1974 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 1990

References

2001 deaths 1930 births People from Rossville, Georgia Sportspeople from the Chattanooga metropolitan area American football centers American football linebackers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players San Francisco 49ers players {{linebacker-1930s-stub