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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1961-03-31)March 31, 1961 (age 64) Los Angeles,California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Baldwin Park(Baldwin Park, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | Arizona State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1983: 2nd round, 41 (by theCleveland Browns)[1]th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Ronald James Brown (born March 31, 1961) is an American formerathlete and professionalfootball player. He won a gold medal in the4 × 100 metres relay at the1984 Summer Olympics.[2] Brown played as awide receiver in theNational Football League (NFL). He went toArizona State University.[3]
Brown playedhigh school football at powerhouseBaldwin Park High School inBaldwin Park, California until his senior year. He then moved to Northern California and played forNorthgate High School inWalnut Creek.[citation needed]
| Olympic medal record | ||
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Representingthe United States | ||
 | 1984 Los Angeles | 4 × 100 m relay |
Brown was also a track star, he ran the second leg in the4 × 100 metres relay team that won the gold medal and set the world record in the1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with a time of 37.83 seconds.
Brown also competed in the60 meters,100 meters and200 meters, posting personal bests of 6.64 seconds, 10.01 seconds and 20.44 seconds, respectively.
Brown was drafted in the second round of the 1983 draft by theCleveland Browns, but never reported to them as he was training for the Olympics. The Browns traded their rights to theLos Angeles Rams, and Brown joined the Rams after the Olympics.[4] He caught 23 passes in 1984 for 478 yards with four touchdowns as a rookie in 1984 before being tasked to return kicks the following year. In 1985, he returned 28 kicks for 918 yards for three touchdowns (his touchdowns and 32.8 yards per return were league highs). This resulted in Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors. Only his 1989 year would exceed that season, with him returning 47 (a league high) for 968 yards. In his eight seasons, he recorded 1,000 all-purpose yards (receiving + returns) four times (1985–87, 1989) before his career ended in 1990 at the age of 30.
Brown appeared in the1986 Rams promotional video,Let's Ram It,[5] where he went by the name "Speedball Brown" and claimed to be the fastest man in town.[6]
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
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| 60 meters | 6.64 | Tokyo, Japan | March 10, 1984 |
| 100 meters | 10.01 | Eugene, Oregon | April 24, 1983 |
| 200 meters | 20.44 | Eugene, Oregon | June 4, 1983 |
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