Brown was also a member of the Southern California Sun of the World Football League (WFL).
[1][3] In 2019, Brown was inducted into the Santa Barbara City College Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of their inaugural class.
[5][6] Brown was selected by the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) in the sixth round, with the 154th overall pick, of the 1974 NFL draft, and by the Southern California Sun of the World Football League (WFL) in the third round, with the 31st overall pick, of the 1974 WFL draft.
[1][7][2] On May 29, 1975, the Oilers traded the rights to Brown and Benny Johnson to the San Diego Chargers for Carl Mauck.
[10] On August 4, 1978, Brown was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 1980 fourth round draft pick.