page_title: List of Brown University people
section_title: Football
hierarchical_section_title: List of Brown University people / Notable alumni and leaders of Brown / Athletics / Football
caption_attribution_description: English: John Heisman standing on Bowman Field, in front of Tillman Hall, on the Clemson University Campus.
context_page_description: The following is a partial list of notable Brown people, known as Brunonians. It includes alumni, professors, and others associated with Brown University and Pembroke College, the former women's college of Brown.
context_section_description: Don Colo (1950) – professional football player, three-time Pro Bowl selection; played for the Cleveland Browns
  Zak DeOssie (2007) – linebacker and long snapper for the New York Giants, two-time Pro Bowl selection (2008, 2010)
  James Develin (2010) – fullback for the New England Patriots; 2014 and 2016 Super Bowl Champion
  John W. Heisman (Class of 1891) – college football player and coach; namesake of the Heisman Trophy
  Steve Jordan (Sc.B. 1982) – professional football player, six-time All-Pro tight end who played for the Minnesota Vikings
  Sean Morey – Special Teams Captain of 2005 Super Bowl XL Champion Pittsburgh Steelers
  Bill O'Brien (A.B. 1992) – Assistant Football Coach and Offensive Coordinator of the New England Patriots, Head Coach of Penn State, Head Coach of the Houston Texans
  Curly Oden (1921) – National Football League running back and member of 1928 league champion Providence Steam Roller
  Joe Paterno (A.B. 1950) – Head Coach for Penn State (1966–2011), all-time winningest Division I football coach
  Fritz Pollard (A.B. 1919) – first black All-American halfback; first black National Football League head coach; as a player, led the Akron Pros to the NFL's first-ever championship in 1920; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
  Edward North Robinson (1896) – football coach at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Brown, Tufts, Boston University, and for the Providence Steam Roller; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
  Wallace Wade (1917) – football coach at the University of Alabama and then Duke, member of the College Football Hall of Fame; namesake of Duke's football stadium
caption: John Heisman
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