As we celebrate Black History Month in February, stories from former Husker black student athletes, like Brown, are valuable reminders and lessons.
Brown, 77, lives in Cleveland. The All-American guard is a member of the College Football of Fame, and his No. 64 Nebraska jersey is retired. A second-round pick in the NFL Draft, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Oakland Raiders. He played in six Pro Bowls, and he is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Brown distinctly remembers life on the Nebraska campus in the early 1960s. He’d grown up in an all-black community, had just turned 18 and faced culture shock more than he’d imagined.
“I had never been around, or associated with at any level, whites,” Brown said. “And now all of the sudden I’m thrust in the middle of this white community and very few of my brethren there.”
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