Melvin Ray Brown (March 5, 1932 – September 13, 2018)[1] was an American college football player and coach.

He played at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Bud Wilkinson.

[2] Brown was the head football coach at Southeastern State College—now known as Southeastern Oklahoma State University—from 1957 to 1961 and Sam Houston State University from 1978 to 1981.

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