Athlete All-American
Steve Brown
- Honors:
- Football (1972)
Steve Brown was a three-year varsity letterman from 1970-72. He earned All-American honors (1972) by nine organizations and publications, including seven first team selections, and he was a two-time All-Pac-8, two-time All-Coast and two-time team defensive MVP selection. Brown came to OSU as a fullback before moving to the defensive side as a freshman. He had a school record 186 tackles as a senior. As a junior he led the team with 134 tackles and had four interceptions against defending conference champion Stanford. He also had 22 tackles in that same ’71 game vs. Stanford. At the conclusion of his OSU career he played in the East-West Shrine Game, Hula Bowl and Coaches All-American Bowl. Brown was the team captain of the West in the Shrine Game and co-captain of the North Squad in the Hula Bowl where he made 19 tackles and intercepted three passes. He also had 15 tackles and one interception in the Coaches All-American Bowl. He went on to play professionally for Calgary in 1973 and for the Portland Storm in 1974 before suffering a career-ending knee injury.
