Ralph Brown (American football, born 1925) Ralph Brown (American football, born 1925) J. Ralph Brown (born c. 1925) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1959 to 1961, compiling a record of 9–18. Brown played as a fullback in 1946 at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now knwon as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. The next year, he transferred to the University of Kansas to play center. He did not play his last two years of college because of a back injury. After working in the high school ranks and as an assistant coach
Dennis Brown (quarterback) man. He couldn't have been more cordial. He's just really a great example of what college football should be like." In January 1988, Brown became the defensive coordinator for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He held that position during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. He was fired in January 1990 after the Sun Devils allowed 258 points in the 1989 season. In 1995, Brown was hired as the head football coach at East Detroit High School in Eastpointe, Michigan. In 2000, Brown became an assistant principal at Annapolis High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. He also worked at the University