Willie Brown
William Ferdie Brown
Born: December 2, 1940
Yazoo City, MS USA
Deceased: October 22, 2019
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
College: Grambling St.
High School: Taylor (Yazoo City, MS)
Career: 1963-1978
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984
Willie Brown played from 1963 to 1978 during his career with the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders. Brown intercepted 54 passes for 472 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 45 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 25 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 1 |
| 1969 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 30 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | -1 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFL | 29 | 366 | 12.6 | 45 | 2 | |
| NFL | 25 | 106 | 4.2 | 31 | 0 | |
| Totals | 54 | 472 | 8.7 | 45 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1967 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1968 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 8 | 7 |
| 1971 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 9 | 9 |
| 1975 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 12 | 12 |
| 1976 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 2 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 1st team All-1960s Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1970s Team
Honors
1964 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1964 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Writers Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Writers Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Hall of Fame All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
