Raymond "Tay" Brown (December 29, 1911 – August 16, 1994) was an

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tackle and captained the

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which produced Howard Jones' only perfect season at USC.

College career

Brown was a member of USC's national championship teams in 1931 and 1932. He set a

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record of blocking four kicks in one game. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

Coaching career

Brown served as the head

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coach and assistant football coach at the

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from 1934 to 1937, and later guided

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to four Little Rose Bowl invitations while posting a 140–33–9 record at that school.

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