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Thought it was worth a mention.
I can go back 50 years as a Rams' fan, and Brown was even before my time.
The original Fearsome Foursome was Lamar Lundy and Deacon Jones at end, with Merlin Olsen and Rosey Grier inside. Grier's playing career came to an abrupt end in a 1967 pre-season-game. The Rams' Front Office acted quickly (much like the current Front Office has done) in replacing Rosey by making a trade with the Detroit Lions and acquired Roger Brown who stepped-in at DT.
George Allen had been a defensive coach and personnel man in Chicago before becoming the Rams' head coach, so he knew Roger Brown pretty well.
Brown was a stud. Six Pro Bowls in a ten-year-career; and twice an All Pro. He was one of the first true 300-lb NFL linemen. The re-worked Fearsome Foursome did not lose a step in 1967, going 11-1-2 and holding opponents to an NFL-best 14 points-per-game. 1968 was almost as productive ... 10-3-1 record, with opponents scoring just 14.3 per-game.
By 1969, Coy Bacon and Diron Talbert were starting for Lundy and Brown on the D-Line. Still a terrific group but not the original Fearsome Foursome.
Brown was a successful businessman post-playing-career, and lived to 84. Member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and the Lions' Ring-of-Honor. Seems like he had a tremendous life.
Just a little Nostalgia.
I can go back 50 years as a Rams' fan, and Brown was even before my time.
The original Fearsome Foursome was Lamar Lundy and Deacon Jones at end, with Merlin Olsen and Rosey Grier inside. Grier's playing career came to an abrupt end in a 1967 pre-season-game. The Rams' Front Office acted quickly (much like the current Front Office has done) in replacing Rosey by making a trade with the Detroit Lions and acquired Roger Brown who stepped-in at DT.
George Allen had been a defensive coach and personnel man in Chicago before becoming the Rams' head coach, so he knew Roger Brown pretty well.
Brown was a stud. Six Pro Bowls in a ten-year-career; and twice an All Pro. He was one of the first true 300-lb NFL linemen. The re-worked Fearsome Foursome did not lose a step in 1967, going 11-1-2 and holding opponents to an NFL-best 14 points-per-game. 1968 was almost as productive ... 10-3-1 record, with opponents scoring just 14.3 per-game.
By 1969, Coy Bacon and Diron Talbert were starting for Lundy and Brown on the D-Line. Still a terrific group but not the original Fearsome Foursome.
Brown was a successful businessman post-playing-career, and lived to 84. Member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and the Lions' Ring-of-Honor. Seems like he had a tremendous life.
Just a little Nostalgia.
