Hardy Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 08-May-1924
Place of Birth: Childress, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 08-Nov-1991
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Hardy Brown
- Hardy Brown (May 8, 1924 – November 8, 1991) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and the American Football League (AFL).
- He played college football at the University of Tulsa and then professionally for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and the Denver Broncos.
- He was one of only two men who played in the All-America Football Conference, the National Football League, and the American Football League (the other was Ben Agajanian).When Brown was four years old, he witnessed the murder of his father.
- He was then sent, along with his brothers and sisters, to live at the Texas Masonic Home, an orphanage for the children of deceased Freemasons in Fort Worth, Texas.
- At the Masonic Home, Brown became friends with Tex Coulter.
- Brown was a standout football player for the Mighty Mites, leading them to the state semi-finals his senior year.
- He then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a Paramarine during the Second World War, before playing football at Tulsa and eventually professionally.
- Brown became known as one of the roughest defensive players in the game, knocking out numerous opponents with his trademark shoulder push.
- The Rams once offered a $500 bounty to any player who could take him out, and he had his shoulder pads checked before a game once to make sure he did not have metal plating or other such material stuffed in them.
- His reputation was such that supposedly, on one occasion, when future Hall of Fame quarterback Bob Waterfield was hit by a car, his first response was, "I didn't know that Hardy Brown was in town."Brown died in 1991 in a mental institution after suffering from dementia, emphysema, and arthritis in his right (knockout) shoulder so bad he couldn't lift his arm to scratch his head.
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