Theotis Brown

Theotis Brown II (born April 20, 1957) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, and Kansas City Chiefs.^[1] His football career was ended by a heart attack at age 27.^[2]

Theotis Brown

No. 33, 30, 27
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1957-04-20) April 20, 1957 (age 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Oakland (CA) Skyline
College:	UCLA
NFL draft:	1979: 2nd round, 35th pick
Career history
St. Louis Cardinals (1979–1981) Seattle Seahawks (1981-1983) Kansas City Chiefs (1983-1984)
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1976, 1978)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 2,046 Rushing average: 3.7 Rushing touchdowns: 30 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brown was raised in Oakland, California and attended Skyline High School Skyline High School (Oakland, California). His locker mate during high school was the Academy Award-winning actor, Tom Hanks.^{[citation needed]} Aside from football, Brown also played baseball at Skyline.

Nicknamed "Big Foot"^[2] and "Chocolate Thunder",^[3] Brown rushed for 2,914 yards (No. 7 all-time) as a UCLA Bruin from 1976 to 1978. He is the father of former UCLA cornerback Theotis "Trey" Brown, III. Brown has one daughter, Taylor.

On November 4, 2011, Brown was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.