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Larry Brown (born 1947 in Pittsburgh ) was an American Football player in the NFL and played running back in the 1960's and 1970's. He attended Schenley High School in Pittsburgh and Kansas State University . His eight year pro-career was spent exclusively with the Washington Redskins . Brown went to four consecutive Pro Bowl s during his first four seasons and lead the Redskins to their 1973 Super Bowl VII appearance against the "perfect" season Dolphins. Brown finished in the top five of the league for rushes five times, rushing yards three times, yards from scrimmage three times and total touchdowns twice. In 1969, newly arrived Redskins coach Vince Lombardi noticed that Brown, an obviously talented but under-performing running back, was starting slightly late behind the snap of the ball. Tests ordered by Lombardi determined that Brown was hearing-impaired in one ear, and that he was watching for the lineman to move rather than listening to the quarterback's snap count. Lombardi had Brown's helmet fitted with an ear-piece that relayed quarterback Sonny Jurgensen 's snap counts, and the rest is football history. Brown went on to become one of the great running backs in NFL history. |
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