Hall of Fame tackle, ex-Oakland Raider dies at 81

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Bob Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a stellar 10-year NFL career as a tackle, including three seasons with the Raiders

Bob Brown, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a stellar 10-year NFL career as a tackle, including three seasons with the Raiders in the early 1970s, died Friday evening in Oakland. He was 81.

“On the field, he was as fierce an opponent as any defensive lineman or linebacker ever faced. He used every tactic and technique – and sometimes brute force – to crush the will of the person across the line from him. And took great pride in doing so,” Pro Football Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said in a statement. “Yet off the field, he demonstrated a quiet, soft-spoken, and caring nature.

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