Where Is Gary Brown From? Who Did Gary Brown Play For?

Gary Brown is from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. He played for eight NFL seasons for three teams from 1991 to 1999.

Brown played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He was also the running backs coach at the University of Wisconsin.

After retiring from professional football following the 1999 season, Gary returned to Williamsport and was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Williamsport High School, and at Lycoming College from 2003 to 2005.

From 2006 to 2007, he served as offensive coordinator at Susquehanna University. In February 2008, he was named running backs coach at Rutgers University.

Brown accepted a position with the Cleveland Browns in February 2009, as the running backs coach on Eric Mangini’s staff.

In February 2013, Brown was hired with the Dallas Cowboys as their running backs coach. In March 2021, Brown was hired as the running backs coach at the University of Wisconsin.

The 52-year-old coach and father of three had been in hospice care for the past few weeks in his hometown of Williamsport,

Pennsylvania, due to ongoing health concerns which had led to him stepping down from coaching.

Gary died on Sunday, April 10, 2022, leaving behind his wife, Kim, daughters Malena and Dorianna and son Tre.