ABOUT GARY BROWN

Gary Brown is a Long Island native that attended Brentwood public schools for his primary and secondary education. Gary Brown graduated from Brentwood High School in 1989 earning his high school diploma. While attending high school, Gary earned a two letter acknowledgement for being an active participant on the Basketball and Football teams.Following high school, Gary continued his passion of playing football and attended Nassau Community College. As Gary excelled on the football field, he was recognized as a National Junior College All-American football player. Due to Gary’s dedication of obtaining his degree and achievements on the football field, he simultaneous graduated from NassauCommunity College with an Associates Degree and received an athletic scholarship to the prestigious Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech) in 1992.

Gary’s impact at Georgia Tech was instantaneous and he became a recipient of a two “letter” award winner as a pillar on the offensive line. While pursuing his degree at Georgia Tech, Gary’s outstanding performance on the football field was observed by the National Football League. In 1994, Gary was drafted in the 5th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers and was acquired by the Green Bay Packers later that year.
While with the Green Bay Packers, Gary’s contribution and dedication assisted the Packers in winning the Super Bowl in 1997. After ending his tenure with the Green Bay Packers, Gary then played for a variety of teams domestically and internationally. Gary played for the Barcelona Dragons in Europe in 1998 & 1999. Gary also played for the San Francisco 49ers in 1998 and the Hamilton Tiger Cats in Canada from 2000-2003. Throughout Gary’s career and travels, he remained steadfast on the principles and morals instilled in him by his loving parents Bettie Brown and Tommie Brown. These attributes continue to reward our community as Gary is actively giving back as a mentor to at youth risk and is available for the enhancement of any societal needs.