Lombardi-era safety Tom Brown dies at 84
66 NFL title game hero started on defense throughout Packers three-peat
Cliff Christl
Tom Brown, starting left safety on the Green Bay Packers' three-peat NFL champions from 1965-67, died Wednesday, April 23. He was 84 and had been a resident of Salisbury, Md.
The Packers selected Brown in the second round of the 1963 NFL Draft, but had to wait a year before he decided to pursue a pro football career.