Theotis Brown II (born April 20, 1957) is a former professional

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in the

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(NFL). He played for six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, the

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, and the

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. His football career was ended by a heart attack at age 27. Brown was raised in Oakland, California and attended Skyline High School

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. His locker mate during high school was the Academy Award-winning actor,

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. Aside from football, Brown also played baseball at Skyline. Nicknamed "Big Foot" and "Chocolate Thunder", Brown rushed for 2,914 yards (No. 7 all-time) as a

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from 1976–1978. He is the father of former UCLA

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Theotis "Trey" Brown, III. Brown has one daughter, Taylor. On November 4, 2011, Brown was inducted into the

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External links

NFL.com player page
1957 births Living people Players of American football from Chicago American football running backs Skyline High School (Oakland, California) alumni UCLA Bruins football players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Seattle Seahawks players Kansas City Chiefs players {{runningback-1950s-stub