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started at quarterback, and Brown was the primary backup for both the 1972 and 1973 seasons. Brown's last touchdown at Notre Dame came in the final regular-season game of the 1973 national championship season—a 6-yard run at the end of a 44–0 rout of
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the first two games of the next season. Following a leg injury to
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296:"Clifton "Cliff" Brown Sr. Obituary"
16:American football player (1952–2012)
386:"Philadelphia Eagles Draft History"
323:New York: Morrow (1987). p.184-186
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1279:(1987–1989)
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1237:(1980–1983)
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1227:Mike Courey
1211:Rusty Lisch
1203:Joe Montana
1197:(1975–1976)
1195:Rick Slager
1189:(1972–1974)
1179:Cliff Brown
1157:(1968–1970)
1141:(1966–1968)
1112:(1963–1964)
1110:John Huarte
1097:Frank Budka
1091:(1960–1962)
1070:(1958–1959)
1062:(1956–1958)
1054:(1955–1956)
1041:(1951–1954)
1033:(1950–1951)
1025:(1949–1950)
1009:(1944–1945)
993:(1941–1943)
969:(1938–1939)
967:Steve Sitko
961:(1936–1937)
959:Andy Puplis
953:(1934–1935)
945:(1933–1934)
937:(1931–1932)
929:(1928–1930)
921:(1927–1928)
913:(1926–1927)
911:Chuck Riley
900:(1924–1926)
898:Red Edwards
892:(1922–1924)
839:(1915–1917)
823:(1910–1913)
815:(1908–1909)
797:Bob Bracken
786:(1903–1905)
784:Nate Silver
778:(1901–1902)
744:Fred Waters
698:(1888–1889)
599:Jim Johnson
594:Greg Blache
558:Tim Rudnick
503:Dave Casper
493:Cliff Brown
478:John Audino
208:quarterback
43:Placekicker
39:Quarterback
25:Cliff Brown
1697:Categories
1616:Dave Smith
1600:Phil Polak
1558:selections
1417:Tommy Rees
1317:Ron Powlus
1293:Rick Mirer
1235:Blair Kiel
1219:Tim Koegel
1171:Bill Etter
1131:Tom Schoen
1068:George Izo
1031:John Mazur
874:Chet Grant
866:Joe Brandy
821:Gus Dorais
805:Billy Ryan
688:Joe Cusack
573:Bob Thomas
563:Gene Smith
533:Willie Fry
396:August 14,
282:References
241:Bill Etter
226:head coach
126:NFL draft:
120:Notre Dame
64:1952-06-14
1622:Jim Smith
1578:Jim Cagle
1481:Drew Pyne
1465:Jack Coan
1277:Tony Rice
943:Bud Bonar
919:Jim Brady
850:Bill Mohn
704:Pat Coady
624:Joe Yonto
619:Ron Toman
543:Mike Kemp
538:Al Hunter
269:NFL Draft
231:selected
35:Position:
1619:Sid Bond
1457:Ian Book
696:Ed Coady
483:Art Best
210:for the
116:College:
271:by the
103:Weight:
95:Height:
1507:(2024)
1499:(2023)
1491:(2023)
1483:(2022)
1475:(2022)
1467:(2021)
1390:(2007)
1374:(2002)
1345:(2000)
1311:(1993)
1287:(1987)
1245:(1982)
1181:(1971)
1173:(1971)
1165:(1971)
1149:(1966)
1133:(1965)
1125:(1965)
1083:(1960)
1017:(1948)
985:(1941)
977:(1940)
884:(1922)
876:(1921)
868:(1920)
860:(1919)
852:(1918)
831:(1914)
807:(1907)
799:(1906)
770:(1900)
762:(1899)
754:(1898)
746:(1897)
738:(1896)
730:(1895)
722:(1894)
714:(1893)
706:(1892)
690:(1888)
682:(1887)
159:
90:, U.S.
73:, U.S.
265:Miami
245:Miami
237:start
78:Died:
58:Born:
30:No. 8
1654:stub
424:2012
398:2010
372:2007
346:2007
304:2012
251:and
182:1973
149:1974
130:1974
253:LSU
249:USC
235:to
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312:^
255:.
151:)*
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