William (Willie) Ferdie Brown

Height/Weight 6-1, 195 lbs.

Position Cornerback

College Grambling

Pro Career 16 seasons (204 games)
1963-66 Denver Broncos
1967-78 Oakland Raiders

Elected to Hall 01/21/1984

Enshrined into Hall 07/28/1984

Other members of Class
Mike McCormack
Charley Taylor
Arnie Weinmeister

Birthdate 12/02/1940

Birthplace Yazoo City, MS

High School Yazoo Training (MS)

Drafted
Not drafted. Signed as a free agent by Houston Oilers in 1963. Cut during training camp by Oilers and then signed by Denver Broncos.

Uniform Number #24

Undrafted, cut by Oilers, joined 1963 Broncos, All-AFL in second season. . .Traded to Raiders, 1967. . .Fast, mobile, aggressive. . .All-AFL/AFC seven times. . .All-time AFL team, 1969. . .Played in five AFL All-Star games, four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls, nine AFL/AFC title games, two Super Bowls. . .Career totals: 54 interceptions, 472 yards, two TDs. . . Scored on 75-yard interception, Super Bowl XI. . .Born December 2, 1940, in Yazoo City, Mississippi.