Gary Brown Cause Of Death 2022, Obituary, Biography, Age, NFL Career, Stats

Gary Brown Cause Of Death 2022, Obituary, Biography, Age, NFL Career, Stats

Gary Leroy Brown (July 1, 1969 – April 10, 2022) was an American football running back who played for three clubs in the National Football League from 1991 to 1999, know his cause of death and obituary

Brown attended Penn State University and was taken in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. He was also the University of Wisconsin’s running backs coach.

Gary Brown Cause Of Death 2022, Obituary, Biography, Age, NFL Career And Stats

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Personal information

Born: July 1, 1969
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: April 10, 2022 (aged 52)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)

 

Career information

High school: Williamsport Millionaires (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 1991 / Round: 8 / Pick: 214

Career history

As a player:

  • Houston Oilers (1991–1995)
  • San Diego Chargers (1997)
  • New York Giants (1998–1999)

As a coach:

  • Lycoming (2003–2005)
  • Running backs coach
  • Susquehanna (2006–2007)

Offensive coordinator

  • Rutgers (2008)

Running backs coach

  • Cleveland Browns (2009–2012)
  • Dallas Cowboys (2013–2019)
  • Wisconsin (2021)

Statistics

Pre-draft measurables (All values from NFL Combined)

Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+1⁄8 in 220 lb 30 in 9+1⁄4 in 4.75 s 1.70 s 2.81 s 4.65 s 29.0 in 9 ft 3 in 17 reps
(1.78 m) (100 kg) (0.76 m) (0.23 m) (0.74 m) (2.82 m)

Brown played for three NFL clubs during his career, rushing for over 1,000 yards twice, first with the Houston Oilers in 1993 (1,002 yards) and then with the New York Giants in 1998 (1,063).

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Year Team GP Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1991 HOU 11 8 85 10.6 39 1 2 1 0.5 4 0
1992 HOU 16 19 87 4.6 26 1 1 5 5 5 0
1993 HOU 16 195 1,002 5.1 26 6 21 240 11.4 38 2
1994 HOU 12 169 648 3.8 18 4 18 194 10.8 24 1
1995 HOU 10 86 293 3.4 21 0 6 16 2.7 7 0
1997 SD 15 253 945 3.7 32 4 21 137 6.5 27 0
1998 NYG 16 247 1,063 4.3 45 5 13 36 2.8 12 0
1999 NYG 3 55 177 3.2 28 0 2 2 1 1 0
Career 99 1,032 4,300 4.2 45 21 84 631 7.5 38 3

Gary Brown, the coach of the Wisconsin running backs in 2021, died at the age of 52

The cause of death is illness and Brown was unable to go with the team to the Las Vegas Bowl in December due to health concerns, prompting Amherst native Garrett Groshek to step in for the game. Brown had already been diagnosed with cancer twice, the most recent time in 2019. Hill has been in hospice care for the past few weeks, according to sources.

Brown was a star running back for Penn State in 1988, rushing for 689 yards and six touchdowns. He was picked by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1991 NFL draught, beginning an eight-year career with the Oilers and the New York Giants.

Brown began a long coaching career after retiring, with stops with the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys until landing at Wisconsin last season.

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