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When Brown was four years old, he witnessed the murder of his father. He was then sent, along with his brothers and sisters, to live at the Texas Masonic Home, an orphanage for the children of deceased Freemasons in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Masonic Home, Brown became friends with Tex Coulter. Brown was a standout football player for the Mighty Mites, leading them to the state semi-finals his senior year. He then briefly enlisted in the U. S. Army before playing football at Tulsa and eventually in the NFL. Brown became known as one of the roughest defensive players in the game, knocking out numerous opponents with his trademark shoulder push. The Rams once offered a bounty to any player who could take him out, and he had his shoulder pads checked before a game once to make sure he did not

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  • Hardy Brown
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  • When Brown was four years old, he witnessed the murder of his father. He was then sent, along with his brothers and sisters, to live at the Texas Masonic Home, an orphanage for the children of deceased Freemasons in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Masonic Home, Brown became friends with Tex Coulter. Brown was a standout football player for the Mighty Mites, leading them to the state semi-finals his senior year. He then briefly enlisted in the U. S. Army before playing football at Tulsa and eventually in the NFL. Brown became known as one of the roughest defensive players in the game, knocking out numerous opponents with his trademark shoulder push. The Rams once offered a bounty to any player who could take him out, and he had his shoulder pads checked before a game once to make sure he did not
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Birth Date
  • 1924-05-08(xsd:date)
Name
  • Brown, Hardy
NFL
  • BRO469200
pfr
  • BrowHa00
NFLDraftedRound
  • 12(xsd:integer)
Date of Death
  • 1991-11-08(xsd:date)
Birth Place
NFLDraftedYear
  • 1947(xsd:integer)
College
death date
  • 1991-11-08(xsd:date)
DatabaseFootball
  • BROWNHAR01
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Years
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
  • 1949(xsd:integer)
  • 1950(xsd:integer)
  • 1951(xsd:integer)
  • 1956(xsd:integer)
  • 1960(xsd:integer)
Position
Teams
Date of Birth
  • 1924-05-08(xsd:date)
Short Description
  • American football player
PreAFLProBowls
  • 1952(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • When Brown was four years old, he witnessed the murder of his father. He was then sent, along with his brothers and sisters, to live at the Texas Masonic Home, an orphanage for the children of deceased Freemasons in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Masonic Home, Brown became friends with Tex Coulter. Brown was a standout football player for the Mighty Mites, leading them to the state semi-finals his senior year. He then briefly enlisted in the U. S. Army before playing football at Tulsa and eventually in the NFL. Brown became known as one of the roughest defensive players in the game, knocking out numerous opponents with his trademark shoulder push. The Rams once offered a bounty to any player who could take him out, and he had his shoulder pads checked before a game once to make sure he did not have metal plating or other such material stuffed in them. Brown died in 1991 at a mental institution. Hardy Brown is featured prominently in the book, "Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football" by Jim Dent.
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