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Former Houston Oilers RB Gary Brown passes away
Brown spent 5 seasons with the Oilers and 7 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys as a working backs coach.
HOUSTON — Former NFL working again and coach Gary Brown has handed away, in accordance with a number of reviews.
Brown, 52, was reportedly in hospice look after the previous few weeks coping with well being points earlier than passing away Sunday.
Brown was initially drafted by the Houston Oilers within the eighth spherical of the 1991 NFL Draft.
He would go on to play eight seasons within the NFL, spending 5 of them in Houston. He additionally performed for, what was recognized then because the San Diego Chargers, and the New York Giants.
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After his taking part in profession, Brown grew to become a coach at a number of faculties earlier than coming again to the NFL in 2009 because the Cleveland Browns’ working again coach.
Brown then joined the Dallas Cowboys workers in 2013 as a working backs coach the place he spent seven seasons.
“Gary Brown had a giant coronary heart partnered with a giant smile and a giant persona,” Cowboys proprietor and normal supervisor Jerry Jones stated in an announcement. “His power and spirit had been infectious. He lit up each room he walked into and touched the lives of those that knew him in such a constructive manner.”
After the Cowboys parted methods with head coach Jason Garrett, Brown additionally left Dallas to affix the College of Wisconsin Badgers for the 2021 season as their working backs coach.
Brown is survived by his spouse, Kim, and his three youngsters, Malena, Dorianna and Tre.
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