Ted Brown
Former NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings and NC State All-American.
Thomas Edward "Ted" Brown (born February 15, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, where he was recognized as an All-American. He was a first-round pick in the 1979 NFL draft, and played for the Minnesota Vikings.
Quick Facts
- Number
- 23
- Position
- Running back
- Born
- 15 February 1957
- Birthplace
- High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
- High school
- T. W. Andrews (High Point)
- College
- NC State (1975–1978)
- Draft year
- 1979
- Draft round
- 1
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Background
Brown was born in High Point, North Carolina. He attended T. Wingate Andrews High School. By the time he graduated from North Carolina State University in 1978, he had set the Atlantic Coast Conference career rushing record with 4,602 yards and the single game rushing record with 251 yards against Penn State in 1977. He was an All-ACC pick for all four years in college and a consensus All-American in 1978.
In 2013, Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Minnesota Vikings chose Brown in the first round (sixteenth pick overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft. In December 1981, Brown accidentally shot himself while handling a loaded revolver. The injury required surgery to remove bullet and wood fragments from his upper thigh.
There was a question of whether he would be able to continue his career in football. Brown ended up recovering and retired after the 1986 NFL season. Brown was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. After retiring from football, Brown became a juvenile probation officer in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His son, J. T., played with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
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