Ruben Brown
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | February 13, 1972 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Glass (Lynchburg, Virginia) | ||||||||
| College | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: 1st round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||
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Ruben Parnell Brown (born February 13, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills 14th overall in the 1995 NFL draft.
Brown played nine seasons for the Bills and four more for the Chicago Bears, starting all 181 games in which he played. He was a four-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, including eight consecutive Pro Bowl selections with the Bills from 1996 to 2003. He is the older brother of former NFL linebacker Cornell Brown.
Brown attended E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.