About Willie Brown (American football)
William Ferdie Brown (December 2, 1940 – October 21, 2019) was an American professional football player, coach and administrator. He played as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and later in the National Football League (NFL). Following his playing career, Brown remained with the Raiders as an assistant coach. Taylor High School in the segregated city, known as Yazoo No. 2 (made famous in Yazoo author Willie Morris's My Dog Skip). In 1978, the city changed the name Mushroom Street to Willie Brown Street. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Long Beach in 1991, the final season before the scho.
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