Raymond "Tay" Brown (December 29, 1911 – August 16, 1994) was an American college football player and coach of football and basketball. He played football as a tackle and the University of Southern California (USC) was captain the 1932 USC Trojans football team, Howard Jones' only perfect season with the Trojans. Brown served as the head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1933 to 1937, compiling a record of 47–27. He was the head football coach at Compton College in Compton, California, amassing a record of 140–33–9. Brown was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1980.

Tay Brown
Brown, c. 1953
Biographical details
Born(1911-12-29)December 29, 1911
Compton, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 1994(1994-08-16) (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1930–1932USC
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933–1936Cincinnati (line)
1937–1941Compton
1945–1960Compton
Basketball
1933–1937Cincinnati
1937–?Compton
Head coaching record
Overall140–33–9 (junior college football)
47–27 (college basketball)
Bowls4–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 Metropolitan Conference (1939–1940, 1945–1946)
7 WSC (1950, 1952, 1954–1957, 1959)
Awards
First-team All-PCC (1932)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1980 (profile)

College career

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Brown was a member of USC's national championship-winning team teams in 1931 and 1932. He set a Los Angeles Coliseum record by blocking four kicks in one game.

Coaching career

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Brown served as the head basketball coach and assistant football coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1933 to 1937.[1][2] He later guided Compton College to four Junior Rose Bowl invitations while posting a 140–33–9 record at the school.

Head coaching record

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Junior college football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Compton Tartars () (1937)
1937 Compton
Compton Tartars (Metropolitan Conference) (1938–1941)
1938 Compton 3–1 3rd
1939 Compton 3–1 1st
1940 Compton 5–1 T–1st
1941 Compton 2–4 5th
Compton Tartars (Metropolitan Conference) (1945–1946)
1945 Compton 1st
1946 Compton 10–1 6–1 1st W Junior Rose
Compton Tartars () (1947–1948)
1947 Compton 10–1 W Texas Rose Bowl
1948 Compton 12–0 W Junior Rose
Compton Tartars (Western State Conference) (1949–1960)
1949 Compton 7–2–1 4–0–1 2nd
1950 Compton 10–1 4–1 1st
1951 Compton 10–1 3–1 2nd
1952 Compton 9–0–1 5–0 1st
1953 Compton 5–4–2 2–2–1 T–3rd
1954 Compton 9–0–1 4–0 1st
1955 Compton 11–0 5–0 1st W Junior Rose
1956 Compton 10–1 5–0 1st L Junior Rose
1957 Compton 7–2 5–1 T–1st
1958 Compton 7–2 5–1 1st
1959 Compton 5–4 5–1 T–1st
1960 Compton 5–5 2–5 T–5th
Compton: 140–33–9
Total: 140–33–9
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Tay Brown to Coach Bearcats". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. August 4, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Tay Brown Leaves U. C. To Coach on Coast". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. June 2, 1937. p. 15. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
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