[2] After future Hall-of-Famer Joe Theismann graduated in 1971, Irish head coach Ara Parseghian selected Pat Steenberge to start the first two games of the next season.
[2] The following year, sophomore Tom Clements 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 Miami.
[4] Brown was selected in the 17th round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles as a running back;[5] he did not make the final roster.
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