Don Albert Brown (August 20, 1937 – June 25, 2013) was an American football player who survived a near fatal accident at the annual College All-Star Game and was part of one of the biggest trades in pro football history.
On Aug. 14, 1959, Brown played for the College All-Stars against the defending NFL champions, the Baltimore Colts.
He was the recipient of a violent hit by Colts linebacker Bill Pellington on which he swallowed his tongue and stopped breathing momentarily.
This trade was a significant ice -- Brown was one of nine players dealt for the star halfback even though he would never play a game for his new team.
He had a brief stint with the Green Bay Packers with under head coach Vince Lombardi before returning home to try out for the newly formed Houston Oilers, where he played three games.