Place of birth: Marion, Arkansas Role American football player Games played: 262 | Games started: 205 Positions Guard Name Ray Brown | |
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Date of birth: (1962-12-12) December 12, 1962 (age 53) College: The University of Memphis and Arkansas State University NFL draft: 1986 / Round: 8 / Pick: 201 | ||
Education Arkansas State University | ||
Leonard ray brown
Leonard Ray Brown, Jr. (born December 12, 1962) is a former American football offensive lineman. Following graduation from Marion High School where he started at running back, he played college football for The University of Memphis and transferred to Arkansas State University where Coach Larry Lacewell converted him to an offensive lineman. It was as an offensive lineman that he made his career in the National Football League (NFL).
In the NFL, Brown played with the St. Louis Cardinals (His career started in 1986), the Washington Redskins, the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions. He announced his retirement January 14, 2006 after 20 seasons, the same day he started a playoff game for the Redskins. He is one of the oldest players to start a playoff game at the age of 43.
Brown was hired as assistant offensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills on January 17, 2008. He was not retained by the Bills after the firing of head coach Dick Jauron.
Brown was hired as offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers for the 2010 season.
On January 25, 2011, he was announced as the assistant line coach for the Carolina Panthers.
In the 2015 season, Brown and the Panthers reached Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. The Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.