Pete Brown (American football)

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|birth_date= {{birth date|1930|12|19}}

|birth_place= Rossville, Georgia, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2001|09|4|1930|12|19}}

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|Height_ft=6

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|Weight_lbs=210

|Position= Center
Linebacker

|College= Georgia Tech

|DraftedYear=1953

|DraftedRound=10 / Pick 118

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First-team All-SEC (1952)

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|playing_years1= 1953–1954

|playing_team1= San Francisco 49ers

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Samuel Morris Brown also known as Pete Brown (December 19, 1930 – September 4, 2001) was an American football linebacker and center who played for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the Georgia Tech football team.{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Jack |title=Pete Brown Remembered for His Loyalty to Tech |url=http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090501aaa.html |accessdate=27 June 2018 |website=RamblinWreck.com|date=5 September 2001 }}

Early life

A native of Rossville, Georgia, Brown graduated from Rossville High School in Rossville, Georgia.

Career

= College football =

Brown was a member of two teams, that went undefeated while he was at Georgia Tech{{cite news |last1=Blount |first1=Roy |title=Football Magic for the Author Following Georgia Tech's Mighty Gridiron Team was a Thrill |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2004/04/12/367359/football-magic-for-the-author-following-georgia-techs-mighty-gridiron-team-was-a-thrill |accessdate=27 June 2018 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=April 12, 2004}}

- 1951 team that finished 11–0–1

- 1952 team that finished 12-0 sharing the national championship with Michigan State.{{cite web |last1=Battle |first1=John |title=Pete Brown, All American Center, Dies |url=https://247sports.com/college/georgia-tech/Article/Pete-Brown-ALL-AMERICAN-CENTER-Dies-at-70-104028255 |website=247 Sports |accessdate=27 June 2018}}

"He was the greatest blocker I ever saw," said Edwin Pope, former Atlanta Constitution sports writer and sports editor of the Miami Herald.{{cite book |last1=Asher |first1=Gene |title=Legends: Georgians Who Lived Impossible Dreams |date=2005 |publisher=Mercer University Press }}{{cite web |title=Football in the Spotlight |date=3 October 2013 |url=https://issuu.com/gtalumni/docs/1951_30_1/12 |publisher=Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine |accessdate=27 June 2018}}