R.C. Brown

Offensive Lineman (1961-1962)

R.C. was born in Newcastle, OK, and attended high school at U.S. Grant in Oklahoma City.  From the seventh grade thru his junior year in high school he was coached by former Raven Coach Bill Mills.  He played offensive tackle and nose guard in high school being selected first team All-Conference.  He was also a top heavyweight wrestler and won conference, city and regional championships and took third in the state his senior year.

R.C. Brown followed Bills Mills to Coffeyville and played both offensive tackle and nose guard for Head Coach Dean Pryor his freshman year.  Coach Mills became the head coach R.C.’s sophomore year.  In the two years R.C. played for the Ravens, they were 17-4.

He was selected as a first team All-American on the defensive team by the Los Angeles Times and the All-American Index of Glendale, CA.  During this period of time all junior college players, both NJCAA and California, were on the All-American teams.

R.C. finished his college career playing at Wichita State University where he played both as offensive guard and nose guard.  After he finished at WSU, he played in the old Continental professional league for three years and in Canada for one year.

After finishing his professional career, he went to work for the Coleman Company in Wichita, KS, where he worked for 12 years.  The past 14 years he has taught at the Wichita Technical School in the Adult Education Department.

R.C. has a son and daughter-in-law, Tania and Trey, daughter and son-in-law, Dave and Shauna, and one grandson, Nathan.