Tim Brown

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Full Name: Timothy Donell Brown Primary Position: WR Height/Weight: 6' 0"/195 College: University of Notre Dame Birthdate: July 22, 1966 High School: Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, TX) Birthplace: Dallas, Texas Pro Experience: 17 years

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Tim Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a retired National Football League player who was predominantly used as a wide receiver and also as a kick and punt returner early in his career.

[edit] College Career

Before his college career, Brown played for Woodrow Wilson High in Dallas, Texas, the same school of 1938 Heisman Trophy winner Davey O'Brien. Despite his contributions to the team, they faired poorly, recording 4-25-1 record during his 3 years as a starter. Despite playing for a lousy team, Brown was heavily recruited by major colleges. His five official visits were to Notre Dame, Nebraska, Oklahoma, nearby SMU and Iowa.[1]

Brown played for the University of Notre Dame from 1984-1987. In his first year, he set a freshman record with 28 receptions. As a junior, he set a record with 1,937 all purpose yards. He made the College Football All-America Team twice and won the Heisman Trophy in 1987, becoming the first wide receiver ever to win the award. During that year, he caught 34 passes for 846 yards, returned 34 punts for 401 yards, rushed for 144 yards, and gained 456 yards on 23 kickoff returns. He also scored 8 touchdowns. Brown finished his career at Notre Dame with 137 receptions, a school record 5,024 all-purpose yards, and 22 touchdowns.

However, just as like in high school, Brown's team achieved limited success. In his four seasons at Notre Dame recorded a 25-21 record, with an 0-2 record in bowl games. Ironically, the year after Brown graduated, the team won the national title in 1988.

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Brown was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders with the 6th pick of the 1988 NFL draft. In his first NFL season, he led the league in kickoff returns, return yards, and yards per return average. Brown also led the NFL in punt returns in 1994, and receptions in 1997. He was voted to the Pro Bowl nine times, in 1988 and 1991 as a kick returner, and in 1993-97, 1999 and 2001 as a receiver. In 2002 he passed Gene Upshaw to become the Raiders' all-time leader in games played with 224.

Brown was released by the Raiders before the 2004 season, as he did not want to accept a smaller role in the offense. Brown was signed shortly thereafter by the Buccaneers (coached by former Raider head coach Jon Gruden). The move was mildly controversial as Brown had always been a fan favorite in the Oakland area and was much admired by many current and former Raiders players and staff over the 15 years he spent with the Raider organization. However, Brown's declining performance in recent years may have contributed to the decision to release him, making the decision other than purely financial. Brown was the last of the Los Angeles Raiders to remain with Oakland.

On September 27, 2004, in his first game at Oakland since being signed by Tampa Bay, Brown crested 100 career receiving touchdowns, tying him (with Steve Largent) for 3rd on the NFL's all-time career receiving touchdown list (behind former teammate Jerry Rice (197) and Cris Carter (130).

In 2005, Brown signed a one-day contract with the Raiders to retire with the team he had played 16 seasons for. The July 18 news conference was attended by two Raiders' officials, and only one active Raider, wide receiver Jerry Porter. Brown retired with 14,934 receiving yards, the second-highest total in NFL history, 1094 receptions (3rd), and 100 touchdown catches (3rd-Tied). Brown also gained 190 rushing yards, 3,320 punt-return yards, 3 fumble-return yards, and 1,235 yards returning kickoffs. This gave him a total of 19,682 combined net yards, ranking him #5 among the NFL's all-time leaders in that category at the time of his retirement. He also scored 105 total touchdowns (100 receiving, 1 rushing, 3 punt returns, 1 kickoff return).

Brown is also rumored to be, in some role, involved with NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program, probably as a team owner.

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• Holds the NFL rookie-season record for most combined yards gained, with 2,317 yards (1988).
• Holds the following team records with the Oakland Raiders:
  • Touchdowns scored (100 total, 99 receiving)
  • Receiving (14,734 yards, 1,070 receptions, 13.7 yard average)
  • Punt return (3,272 punt-return yards, 320 punt returns, 10.2-yard average)

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(Normalized to 2005 environment)

Season	Team	Pos	G	Plays	   TAY  NetPts  Pts/Pl	 PAR	PAR/G	WARP
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1988	rai	wr	16	37.0	444.0	37.00	1.000	28.38	1.77	0.71
1989	rai	wr	 1	 0.5	  4.0	 0.33	0.667	 0.22	0.22	0.01
1990	rai	wr	16	10.2	152.0	12.67	1.242	10.29	0.64	0.26
1991	rai	wr	16	24.4	329.0	27.42	1.124	21.73	1.36	0.54
1992	rai	wr	15	30.3	404.0	33.67	1.111	26.61	1.77	0.67
1993	rai	wr	16	43.0	645.0	53.75	1.250	43.73	2.73	1.09
1994	rai	wr	16	43.6	673.0	56.08	1.286	45.92	2.87	1.15
1995	rai	wr	16	42.1	666.5	55.54	1.319	45.73	2.86	1.14
1996	rai	wr	16	50.9	623.0	51.92	1.020	40.06	2.50	1.00
1997	rai	wr	16	58.9	744.5	62.04	1.053	48.32	3.02	1.21
1998	rai	wr	16	43.4	532.5	44.38	1.022	34.26	2.14	0.86
1999	rai	wr	16	45.7	676.0	56.33	1.233	45.69	2.86	1.14
2000	rai	wr	16	41.0	621.5	51.79	1.263	42.24	2.64	1.06
2001	rai	wr	16	49.3	659.0	54.92	1.114	43.43	2.71	1.09
2002	rai	wr	16	44.6	475.0	39.58	0.888	29.19	1.82	0.73
2003	rai	wr	16	26.3	299.5	24.96	0.949	18.83	1.18	0.47
2004	tam	wr	15	12.0	102.0	 8.50	0.708	 5.70	0.38	0.14
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• Won the Heisman Trophy Winner in 1987

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