Raymond "Tay" Brown (1997) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Raymond "Tay" Brown

Induction:
1997

Raymond "Tay" Brown was an All-American first team tackle in 1932 and starred on USC's 1931 and 1932 national championship squads that won a pair of Rose Bowls. He captained the 1932 team. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980. Brown went on to a successful coaching career, first as an assistant at Cincinnati and then at Compton (Calif.) College for 17 years, where he posted a 140-33-9 record while winning 5 national championships and appearing in 4 Junior Rose Bowls (winning 3). He also was the athletic director at Compton College. He died on Aug. 16, 1994, at age 82.