Brown was also the #1 pick (4th overall) of the Broncos in the AFL draft. Denver had the #1 overall pick, but traded down to #4, sending the top pick to Boston (which turned out to be QB Jack Concannon - who also signed with the Eagles!) . So the Eagles spanked both the Broncos and the Patriots in that draft!
"The Boomer" was named 1st-team All-Pro 3 times as an Eagle (all but his rookie season and the injury-shortened 1967). At 6'4", 280 lbs, he was huge for an O-lineman at that time.
Other top tackles of the day: Forrest Gregg (250 lbs), Ron Mix (250), Dick Schafrath (253), Rayfield Wright (255), Art Shell (265).
After the 1968 season, the Eagles were sold to Leonard Tose, and a new GM (Pete Retzlaff) and new head coach (Jerry Williams) were hired. Brown made it known he would not play for a team having Retzlaff as the GM. Did he think Pete was incompetent? A racist? Maybe some bad blood from their days as teammates? Inquiring minds want to know.
Brown was traded to the Rams in May 1969 (along with cornerback Jim Nettles) for CB Irv Cross, T Joe Carollo, and G Don Chuy. All 3 ex-Rams were near the end of their careers, with Cross and Chuy only playing 1 season each for the Eagles, and Carollo playing 2 seasons before returning to the Rams.
Meanwhile, Bob was again named 1st-team All-Pro in his 2 seasons with the Rams. He finished his career with 3 seasons in Oakland, making the Pro Bowl during his first season there. Brown was the Rams' or Raiders' starting right tackle for all those seasons.
He retired after the 1973 season, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
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