The Bears have produced many notable athletes. One of Brown's most famous athletes is
John Heisman, namesake of the
Heisman Trophy. Before finishing college at the
University of Pennsylvania, Heisman played
college football at Brown as a
lineman.
Football •
Thomas A. Barry (Class of 1902): All American running back, head coach of The University of Notre Dame and University of Tulane football programs •
Don Colo (Class of 1950): professional
American football player, All-Pro who played for the
Cleveland Browns •
Zak DeOssie (Class of 2007): professional
American football player, Pro Bowl longsnapper for the
Super Bowl XLII and XLVI champion
New York Giants •
John Heisman: college American football player and coach; namesake of the
Heisman Trophy •
Steve Jordan (Class of 1981): professional American football player, 6-time All-Pro
tight end who played for the
Minnesota Vikings •
Ed Lawrence (Class of 1928): American football player, member of the
1926 "Iron Men" football team •
Sean Morey:
Special Teams Captain of 2005
Super Bowl XL Champion
Pittsburgh Steelers •
Joe Paterno (Class of 1950):
quarterback and
cornerback for the Bears, head coach of the
Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. •
E. J. Perry (Class of 2021): professional American football player. •
Fritz Pollard: First African-American NFL coach and one of the first two African American players. •
Earl Sprackling, Brown quarterback, 1909–11; named the deserving retrospective recipient of the Heisman Trophy for 1910 by "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game". •
Thurston Towle (Class of 1928): American football player, member of the
1926 "Iron Men" football team •
Wallace Wade (Class of 1917): American football coach at the
University of Alabama and
Duke University, namesake of Duke's football stadium
Baseball •
Bill Almon: professional
baseball player, #1 pick in the 1974
Major League Baseball draft •
Mark Attanasio (Class of 1979): financier and owner of the
Milwaukee Brewers •
Tommy Dowd: professional baseball player •
Dave Fultz (Class of 1898): professional baseball player •
Irving "Bump" Hadley (Class of 1928): professional baseball player,
pitcher for the
Washington Senators and
New York Yankees •
Lee Richmond: professional baseball player, first major league player to throw a
perfect game.
Rowing •
Jamie Koven (Class of 1995): US national rower, World Champion in single scull
1997 France •
Xeno Muller (Class of 1993): Swiss rower, Olympic gold medalist in single scull
1996 Atlanta •
Denis Žvegelj (Class of 1997): Slovenian Rower, Brown Crew Varsity Eight 1994, 1995,
1992 bronze medalist in Men's Coxless Pairs •
Tessa Gobbo (Class of 2013): US national rower, Olympic Gold Medalist in women's eight,
2016 Ice hockey •
Katie King-Crowley (Class of 1997): Olympic gold ('98), silver ('02), and bronze ('06) medal-winning hockey player •
Curt Bennett (Class of 1970): professional
ice hockey player,
St. Louis Blues and
Atlanta Flames •
Yann Danis (Class of 2004): professional
ice hockey player,
Montreal Canadiens and
New York Islanders •
Brian Eklund: retired professional hockey player,
Stanley Cup Champion
Other sports •
Daveed Diggs (Class of 2004): track and field, set the Brown Bears' record for the 110 hurdles as a sophomore with a time of 14.21 seconds. Went on to a successful career in acting. •
Mark Donohue (Class of 1959): professional racing driver, 1972 Indianapolis 500 champion •
Cory Gibbs (Class of 2001): professional
soccer player,
Chicago Fire •
Lindsay Gottlieb (Class of 1999): head coach of
University of California women's basketball •
Anne Hird (born 1959) — pioneering female distance runner, US National Champion in the 10-mile and 30K races •
Fred Hovey (1890): professional
tennis player,
US Open Men's Doubles Champion (1893) and
Men's Singles Champion (1895) •
Craig Kinsley (Class of 2011): professional
javelin thrower, 2010 NCAA Champion and member of the
2012 U.S. Olympic Team. Current Assistant Throws' Coach for Brown Track & Field •
Jimmy Pedro: most decorated American
judo athlete; Judo World Champion (1999), two-time
Olympic bronze medalist (
1996,
2004) •
Alicia Sacramone (2007): gymnast who competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics •
Norman Taber (Class of 1913):
track and field athlete, member of the
1912 Olympic gold medal-winning 3,000-m relay team •
Fred Tenney: professional baseball player •
Chazz Woodson (Class of 2005): Major League Lacrosse player currently with the
Chicago Machine ==References==