Former Giants running back Gary Brown reportedly died Sunday at the age of 52.
Brown, who spent the last two seasons of his NFL career with the Giants, was reportedly in a hospice in Pennsylvania Clarence Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The Penn State running back played with the Houston Oilers from 1991 to 1995, including one 1,000-yard rushing season. He spent the 1997 season with the San Diego Chargers before signing with the Giants as a free agent.
In 1998, Brown ran for a career-high 1,063 yards and played a full regular season for coach Jim Fassel’s Giants. He played in three games in 1999 – his final of his eighth season in the NFL.
After his playing days, Brown went into coaching and served one season as the running backs coach at Rutgers. He played in the same role with the Cleveland Browns and the Dallas Cowboys.
“Gary Brown had a big heart coupled with a big smile and a big personality. His energy and spirit were infectious,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement. “He brightened up every room he walked into and touched the lives of those who knew him in such a positive way. Everyone who knew him loved him. He meant so much to the players he coached and the coaches he trained with. His love for his family, football and life was evident every day.”
We mourn the loss of Gary Brown, a great man who played for Big Blue for two years – including a 1,000-yard season in 1998.
Once a giant, always a giant. pic.twitter.com/86A99vs1ZX— New York Giants (@Giants) April 11, 2022
He was the 2021 running backs coach in Wisconsin but missed the Las Vegas Bowl due to medical reasons.
“Every day is a gift.”
Thank you CoachGB.
For the lessons, for the laughs,
for everything you gave usmay you rest in peace pic.twitter.com/apTc4ZoG2z
— Wisconsin Football (@BadgerFootball) April 11, 2022
Brown is survived by his wife Kim, daughters Malena and Dorianna, and son Tre.