with 54 interceptions, which he returned for 472 yards and two touchdowns. He also recovered three fumbles. Brown was selected to the American Football League All-Time Team and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 28, 1984, his first year of eligibility. In 1999, he was ranked number 50 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, making him the highest-ranking Raiders player. Coaching career Brown served as a defensive backfield coach for the Raiders from 1979 to 1988. He was also the last head football coach at Long Beach State before the program was discontinued. Brown had succeeded George Allen, who had died just after the end of the 1990 season. He earned a master's degree at the same school in 1991, and later coached at Jordan High School in Los Angeles in 1994. In 1995, he returned to the Raiders as the Director of Staff Development. Awards All-AFL Team (1964) Five AFL All-Star Games (1964–65, 1967–69) Named to the All-Time AFL Team in 1969 Four AFC-NFC Pro Bowls (1970–73) Named to the Pro Football 25-year All-Star team Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984 Inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 Inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 Records Previously held Super Bowl record for longest interception (75 yards, Super Bowl XI), now held by Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker James Harrison (100 yards, Super Bowl XLIII) Oakland Raiders franchise leader for interceptions (39, t-1st) Death Brown died on October 21, 2019, at the age of 78. Head coaching record See also List of American Football League players References External links 1940 births 2019 deaths African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football American Conference Pro Bowl players American football cornerbacks American Football League All-Star players American Football League All-Time Team American Football League players California State University, Long Beach alumni Denver Broncos (AFL) players Grambling State Tigers football players High school football coaches in California Long Beach State 49ers football coaches Oakland Raiders coaches Oakland Raiders executives Oakland Raiders players People from Yazoo City, Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people