AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Kippy Brown, Super Bowl-winning coach and Memphis trailblazer, dead at 71
Kippy Brown, who broke barriers as the first Black quarterback at Memphis State and went on to coach seven NFL teams, including a Super Bowl champion, has died at 71, drawing tributes from players and coaches across the league. The University of Memphis announced Brown's death Monday. No cause of death was disclosed. Brown's full […] The post Kippy Brown, Super Bowl-winning coach and Memphis trailblazer, dead at 71 appeared first on American Almanac .
Kippy Brown, who broke barriers as the first Black quarterback at Memphis State and went on to coach seven NFL teams, including a Super Bowl champion, has died at 71, drawing tributes from players and coaches across the league. The University of Memphis announced Brown's death Monday. No cause of death was disclosed. Brown's full name was Charles "Kippy" Brown, and he is survived by his wife, Deon, and two children. Brown's football life spanned five decades, from a playing career that made history in Memphis to a coaching journey that put him on the sideline for two consecutive Super Bowl appearances with the Seattle Seahawks. Along the way, he shaped some of the most talented skill-position players the NFL has seen, and earned a…Open