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Jerome Brown

The All-Pro defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles was a Brooksville boy at heart. As significant as Brown’s contributions were on the field, it was his off the feels contributions that made him so special to our Brooksville community. During a time of racial tension in Brown’s beloved hometown he found ways to unite people. In the late 1980’s when the Klu Klux Klan planned a march through downtown Brooksville the Sheriff’s office contacted Brown to help keep things peaceful. According to reports, he jumped right in to help protest. Between the music played so loud as to not hear the racial slurs coming from the KKK and holding sign that said “KKK go away” the KKK fled.

Shortly before Jerome’s tragic passing he organized the first Jerome Brown Football camp at his beloved alma mater, Hernando High School. Along with other Philadelphia Eagles players, like Brown’s good friend Reggie White, youth filled Tom Fischer stadium in Brooksville, Fl.

Brown’s passing was tragic for football lovers but even more so for a community who deeply, loved, respected and needed him. Brown’s legacy lives on through his family here in Brooksville who runs the Jerome Brown Foundation as well as City of Brooksville Recreational Center named after Jerome Brown.

CITATIONS/CREDIT:

https://news.scorebooklive.com/florida/2022/06/24/reflection-remembering-jerome-brown-30-years-after-his-death