John Calvin Brown Jr. (born June 9, 1939) is a former American football tackle who played eleven seasons for two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
[1] He played tackle at Syracuse University alongside Ernie Davis.
They became close friends in college, which included a 1959 championship for the school, the only one in team history.
After his career ended, he became interested in banking, where he later rose to being an executive before retirement.
[2] In the 2008 movie The Express, the character of Jack Buckley (played by Omar Benson Miller), depicted as the best friend of Davis and his roommate, is based on Brown.