Brown was buried in his hometown of Brooksville. Death and legacyīrown died on June 25, 1992, at the age of 27, following an automobile accident in Brooksville, in which both he and his 12-year-old nephew Gus were killed when Brown lost control of his ZR1 Chevrolet Corvette at high speed and crashed into a utility pole. In June 1988, Jerome Brown received praise for his calm demeanor as he helped disperse a group of Ku Klux Klan protesters in his hometown of Brooksville, Florida. Jerome Brown graduated from Hernando High School in Brooksville, where he was often seen in the off season running laps around the track. During his five-year professional career with the Eagles, he was twice selected to the Pro Bowl (in 19). Penn State beat the heavily favored Hurricanes 14-10, and were declared National Champions.ĭays earlier, Brown and fellow University of Miami players drew even greater national controversy when each were seen deplaning a chartered University of Miami plane at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport, wearing Battle Dress Uniforms.īrown was drafted in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Leading the walkout, he asked: 'Did the Japanese go sit down and have dinner with Pearl Harbor before they bombed them?' Brown and his teammates felt that the Penn State players had disrespected them by openly mocking Miami's coach, Jimmy Johnson, at a pre-game banquet. He graduated from the university in 1987.Īmong his more notable moments as a Miami player, five days before the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, at a promotional Fiesta Bowl dinner with the Penn State team, Brown led a walkout by the Miami players. He played college football at the University of Miami.īrown played college football at the University of Miami, where he was a standout player for one of college football's most successful and perhaps its most dominant program. He played his entire five-year NFL career with the Eagles from 1987 to 1991, before his death just before the 1992 season. Willie Jerome Brown, III (Febru– June 25, 1992) was an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team.Last played in 1991 for the Philadelphia Eagles 1991).jpgīrown playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.ĭebuted in 1987 for the Philadelphia Eagles Jerome Brown File:Jerome Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles (ca. For other people named or nicknamed Jerry Brown(e), see Jerry Brown (disambiguation). This article is about the American football lineman.

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