CDNC-DeRidder - Our Guest Coach Willie Brown

	Football	Willie Brown more... He also coached the secondary in 1977 while serving as director of Squad Development. Brown was an assistant at Long Beach State before taking over as head coach in 1991. In 994, he was head coach at Los Angeles Jordan High. Brown earned his master's degree in education at Long Beach State. He starred for the Raiders from 1967-78, beginning his pro-career as a free agent with Houston. He spent 1963-6 with Dever before being traided to the Raiders. Brown played in 205 games and was chosen for three AFL All-Star Games and four NFL Pro Bowls. He shares the Raider career interceptions record with 39, holds the Super Bowl record for the longest interception return with a 75-yard TD in Super Vowl XI and is one of only two players to have intercepted at least one pass in 16 straight seasons. He intercepted 54 passes in his pro career and was selected to the AFL-NFL 25-year All -Star team. The Yazoo City, Missippi native starred at Grambling from 1959-62 and is a member of the Louisiana Sports, Grambling State, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Missippi Sports, Black Sports and Bay Area Sports Halls of Fame. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984. The Brown family includes wife Yvonne, two daughters and one son. For more information check out: Willie Brown - History