JEROME BROWN

'Jerome Brown' (February 4, 1965 - June 25, 1992) was an American football player who played defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
Brown was a key player on one of the NFL's top defenses before his life was cut short in a fatal 1992 car accident. His son, Dee Brown, is now an outfielder in the farm system of the Washington Nationals.^[1]

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University of Miami career

Philadelphia Eagles

Death

Notes

External link

University of Miami career

Brown played college football at the University of Miami, where he was a standout player. He graduated from the university in 1987.
Among his more notable moments as a University of Miami player, five days before the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, at a promotional dinner with the Penn State team, Brown led a walkout by the Miami players. Leading the walkout, he asked: "Did the Japanese go sit down and have dinner with Pearl Harbor before they bombed them?" Brown and his teammates felt that the Penn State players had disrespected them by openly mocking Miami's coach, Jimmy Johnson, at a pre-game banquet.

Philadelphia Eagles

Brown was a first-round draft pick by the Philadelphia Eagles. During his five-year professional career with the Eagles, he was twice selected to the Pro Bowl (in 1990 and 1991).

Death

Brown died on June 25, 1992, at the age of 27, following an automobile accident in Florida, in which both he and his nephew were killed when Brown lost control of his Chevrolet Corvette at high speed. Brown was buried in Brooksville, Florida.
Brown's jersey number (#99) was retired by the Eagles on September 6, 1992, in an emotional pre-game ceremony at Veterans Stadium, prior to the Eagles' first game of the 1992 season. After his death, many Eagles players and fans started a new un-official motto, "Bring it home for Jerome!". This, of course, refers to bringing a Super Bowl title to the city.

Notes

1. Minors notes: Brown progressing

External link

★ Jerome Brown Community Center, Brooksville, Florida.

★ Son Dee Brown