Bull Brown

Bull Brown

Brown c. 1928
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position	Guard
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Vanderbilt (1926; 1928–1929)
Personal information
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1928, 1929) All-American (1929) Ranked by coach Dan McGugin as one of his six best players 1934 All-time Vandy team.

John Neil "Bull" Brown was an American football and baseball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. He was said by coach Dan McGugin to be one of his six best players ever coached.^[1] He was selected All-Southern in 1928 and 1929, and All-American in 1929. One of his best games came tackling Minnesota running back Bronko Nagurski.^[2] He ran 85 yards for a touchdown on 1928 national champion Georgia Tech.^[3]

See also

• 1929 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "Vandy Coach Picks Greatest Grid Players of Long Football Career". The Evening Independent. August 26, 1930.
2. Vanderbilt University. "Vanderbilt All-Americans". 2013 Vanderbilt Football Fact Book: 143.
3. "Georgia Tech 11 Whips Vanderbilt". The Oregon Statesman. November 11, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved March 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.