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
Jim Brown (basketball) and once hit three home runs in one game. Upon graduation in 1935, Brown pursued professional careers in both sports. After some time with the Original Celtics, in 1940 he signed to play for the Detroit Eagles in the National Basketball League. After the NBL season ended, he helped lead the Eagles to the World Professional Basketball Tournament championship in Chicago, Illinois, one of the most prestigious basketball tournaments in its era. In 1977, Temple University inducted Brown into their athletics hall of fame. Jim Brown (basketball) James T. Brown (13 June 1912 – 6 January 1991) was an American