Theotis Brown

American football player (born 1957)

American football player

Theotis Brown

No. 27

Position:

Running back

Personal information

Born:

(1957-04-20) April 20, 1957 (age 67)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

225 lb (102 kg)

Career information

High school:

Oakland (CA) Skyline

College:

UCLA

NFL draft:

1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35

Career history

St. Louis Cardinals (1979–1981)
Seattle Seahawks (1981–1983)
Kansas City Chiefs (1983–1984)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	84
Rushing yards:	2046
Average per carry:	3.7
Rushing touchdowns:	30

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Theotis Brown II (born April 20, 1957) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Kansas City Chiefs.^[1] His football career was ended by a heart attack at age 27.^[2]

Brown was raised in Oakland, California and attended Skyline High School Skyline High School (Oakland, California). His locker mate during high school was the Academy Award-winning actor, Tom Hanks.^{[citation needed]} Aside from football, Brown also played baseball at Skyline.

Nicknamed "Big Foot"^[2] and "Chocolate Thunder",^[3] Brown rushed for 2,914 yards (No. 7 all-time) as a UCLA Bruin from 1976–1978. He is the father of former UCLA cornerback Theotis "Trey" Brown, III. Brown has one daughter, Taylor.

On November 4, 2011, Brown was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

References

^ "Theotis Brown Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ ^a ^b "'Bigfoot' is blessed / Heart attack at age 27 ended his football career". December 2002.
^ "Theotis Brown athletic career, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-25.