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Booker Taylor Brown (September 25, 1952 – July 18, 2022) was an American professional football offensive tackle who played two seasons with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Santa Barbara City College and the University of Southern California. He was a consensus All-American in 1973. Brown was also a member of the Southern California Sun of the World Football League (WFL).

Early life

Booker Taylor Brown was born on September 25, 1952, in Wesson, Mississippi. He attended Santa Barbara High School in Santa Barbara, California, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He was a lineman in football and a first baseman in baseball.

College career

Brown first played college football at Santa Barbara City College from 1970 to 1971. In 2019, Brown was inducted into the Santa Barbara City College Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of their inaugural class.

He was a two-year letterman for the USC Trojans of the University of Southern California from 1972 to 1973. The 1972 Trojans were consensus national champions. Brown was a consensus All-American in 1973.

Professional career

Brown was selected by the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) in the sixth round, with the 154th overall pick, of the 1974 NFL draft, and by the Southern California Sun of the World Football League (WFL) in the third round, with the 31st overall pick, of the 1974 WFL draft. He decided to sign with the Sun and was a member of the team during the 1974 WFL season.

On May 29, 1975, the Oilers traded the rights to Brown and Benny Johnson to the San Diego Chargers for Carl Mauck. Brown signed with the Chargers on June 20, 1975. He played in 11 games, starting seven, for the Chargers during the 1975 season, recording one fumble recovery. The next year, he was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on June 20, 1976. He appeared in six games, starting one, in 1977.

On August 4, 1978, Brown was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 1980 fourth round draft pick. He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 1978, and spent the entire season there. He was released by the Buccaneers on August 21, 1979.

Personal life

Brown was later a pastor and also founded a charitable organization. He died on July 18, 2022, in Mojave, California after an extended illness.

References

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4. "SBCC Vaqueros Hall of Famers – Santa Barbara City College".
5. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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8. ^ "Search Results". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
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External links

• Stats Crew profile

• 1952 births
• 2022 deaths
• Players of American football from Mississippi
• American football offensive tackles
• USC Trojans football players
• Southern California Sun players
• San Diego Chargers players
• All-American college football players
• People from Wesson, Mississippi
• Santa Barbara City Vaqueros football players
• 20th-century African-American sportsmen
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers players