Tay Brown
Encyclopedia
Raymond "Tay" Brown was an All-America
offensive tackle and captained
the 1932 USC Trojans football squad which produced Howard Jones' only perfect season at USC.
He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1980.
coach and assistant football coach at the University of Cincinnati
from 1934 to 1937, and later guided Compton Community College
to four Little Rose Bowl invitations while posting a 140–33–9 record at that school.
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
offensive tackle and captained
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...
the 1932 USC Trojans football squad which produced Howard Jones' only perfect season at USC.
College career
Brown was a member of USC's national championship teams in 1931 and 1932. He set a Los Angeles Coliseum record of blocking four kicks in one game.He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1980.
Coaching career
He served as the head basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach and assistant football coach at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
from 1934 to 1937, and later guided Compton Community College
Compton Community College
El Camino College Compton Center operates as a "center" of El Camino College. Under an agreement with El Camino College, Compton Center is open and offers accredited El Camino College courses to residents of Compton, Carson, Lynwood, Paramount and parts of North Long Beach...
to four Little Rose Bowl invitations while posting a 140–33–9 record at that school.