Paul Edward Brown (born February 19, 1952 in Jasper, Tennessee) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, the Washington Redskins, and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Tennessee. Brown attended Marion County High School in Jasper and graduated in 1970. At the University of Tennessee, he was a safety and punt returner. In 1973, he was team captain as a senior and was a first team All-America selection by Football News.[1] Brown was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[4]