Downtown Eddie Brown

NFL Memorabilia, my favorite autographed football jersey in my collection. It is not a Dan Marino, or Joe Montana, or even Emmitt Smith, no my favorite jersey bears the name “Brown”. Downtown Eddie Brown. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver that led the Bengals to the 1988 Superbowl against the San Francisco 49ers.

Downtown Eddie Brown was a member of the 1983 Miami Hurricanes football team that upset the University of Nebraska in the 1984 Orange Bowl to earn Miami’s first National Championship ever.
The following year, Downtown Eddie Brown was named as a consensus first-team All-American and was the first WR in UM history to amass over 1,000 yards receiving, with 220 of those yards on only 10 catches that came in the famous “Hail Flutie” shootout with Boston College.

Downtown Brown would leave Miami setting school career records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs. Eddie Brown was a first round draft pick in 1985, chosen number 13 over all by those same Cincinnati Bengals. Eddie Brown was taken after Al Toon of the NY Jets and before Jerry Rice, not a bad draft for wide-outs.

Playoff Jersey

About 17 years ago, I was luck enough to have obtained a game used playoff jersey by Downtown Eddie Brown, and have him sign it. Although this is not the most expensive of jerseys, it does have sentimental value, as I attended UM and forever he will be part of the first University of Miami National championship!

In 1985 he won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award, recording 53 catches for 942 yards and 8 touchdowns. In 1988, he recorded 53 receptions for 1,273 yards and 9 touchdowns, assisting the Bengals to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXIII and earning him his first trip to the Pro Bowl. Downtown Brown continued to play for the Bengals until after the 1991 season. Brown finished his 7 NFL seasons with 363 catches for 6,134 yards and 41 touchdowns, along with 164 rushing yards.