About Jerome Brown
Willie Jerome Brown III was an American professional football defensive tackle who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire five-year NFL career with the Eagles from 1987 to 1991, before his death just before the 1992 season. He was selected to two Pro Bowls in 1990 and 1991. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. Brown was drafted in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1987 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Brown is mentioned in The Wonder Years track "We Could Die Like This" off their 4th album The Greatest Generation with the lyrics: "We watched the '92 Birds take the field without Jerome Brown". Brown graduated from Hernando High School in Brooksville, Florida, where he was often seen in the off season running laps around the track. He said that Brown was one of the best men he ever knew, praised his family, and called him one of his best friends.
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