Chris Brown (American football coach)
Encyclopedia
Chris Brown is an American football
coach and former player. He played for Pittsburg State University
in Pittsburg, Kansas
, from 1992 to 1995. He became the head coach at Fort Hays State in 2011.
in Pittsburg, Kansas
. As a player for the Gorillas
, he recorded 470 tackles in 43 starts during his career at free safety. Brown is one of only three Gorillas to earn All-American honors three times.
As a player, Brown was a unanimous All-American First Team selection his senior year, was named the CNN
Division II National Player of the Year in 1995, and was named to the NCAA Quarter Century Team for all players from 1975 to 1999 at free safety. Brown recorded a record 21 tackles in the NCAA Division II National Championship as a freshman
against Jacksonville State and was inducted into the Pittsburg State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.
to be an assistant coach at Liberal High School
from 1999 until the end of the 2001 season. He then became an assistant coach at Washburn University
in Topeka, Kansas
under head coach Craig Schurig
from 2002 until completion of the 2010 season.
located in Hays, Kansas
beginning with the 2011 season.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach and former player. He played for Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...
in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
, from 1992 to 1995. He became the head coach at Fort Hays State in 2011.
Playing career
Brown is a 1996 graduate of Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...
in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
. As a player for the Gorillas
Pittsburg State Gorillas football
The Pittsburg State Gorillas football team represents Pittsburg State University in collegiate level football. The Pittsburg State football team was formed in 1908, competes in NCAA Division II and is affiliated with the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association...
, he recorded 470 tackles in 43 starts during his career at free safety. Brown is one of only three Gorillas to earn All-American honors three times.
As a player, Brown was a unanimous All-American First Team selection his senior year, was named the CNN
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Division II National Player of the Year in 1995, and was named to the NCAA Quarter Century Team for all players from 1975 to 1999 at free safety. Brown recorded a record 21 tackles in the NCAA Division II National Championship as a freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
against Jacksonville State and was inducted into the Pittsburg State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.
High school and college assistant coaching
After completion of his playing time at Pittsburg State, Brown returned to his hometown Liberal, KansasLiberal, Kansas
Liberal is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,525.- History :S.S. Rogers built the first house in what would become Liberal in 1872. Rogers became famous in the region for giving water to weary travelers...
to be an assistant coach at Liberal High School
Liberal High School (Kansas)
Liberal High School is a fully accredited public high school, serving students in grades 9–12, located in Liberal, Kansas, USA. Liberal High School is the only high school within the city limits of Liberal, KS. The school colors are red and black. The enrollment for the 2009/2010 school year is...
from 1999 until the end of the 2001 season. He then became an assistant coach at Washburn University
Washburn Ichabods
Washburn University men's athletic teams are known as the Ichabods and the women's teams are called the Lady Blues...
in Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
under head coach Craig Schurig
Craig Schurig
Craig Schurig is the current head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and he held that position since the 2002 season. He is the 40th person to hold the post. As of the 2007 season, his overall coaching record at Washburn was 40 wins, 29 losses, and 0 ties...
from 2002 until completion of the 2010 season.
Fort Hays State
Brown was named the head coach for the Fort Hays TigersFort Hays Tigers
Fort Hays State University athletic teams are known as the Tigers. The school's teams participate in the NCAA Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association , except for wrestling, which competes as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference .-Athletics department:Fort Hays...
located in Hays, Kansas
Hays, Kansas
Hays is a city in and the county seat of Ellis County, Kansas, United States. The largest city in northwestern Kansas, it is the economic and cultural center of the region. It is also a college town, home to Fort Hays State University...
beginning with the 2011 season.