| abstract | - Gary Leroy Brown (born July 1, 1969) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Houston Oilers in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He is the running backs coach for the Dallas Cowboys.Brown is the former running backs coach for the Cleveland Browns. A 5'11", 230-lb. running back from Penn State, Brown played in eight NFL seasons for three different teams from 1991 to 1999. Brown rushed for over 1,000 yards twice in his career. He did it with the Oilers during the 1993 season with 1,002 yards and with the New York Giants during the 1998 season with 1,063 yards. After retiring from professional football following the 1999 season, Gary returned to Williamsport and was hired as an assistant coach at his Alma Mater, Williamsport High School, and at Lycoming College from 2003-2006. From 2006-2007, he served as offensive coordinator at Susquehanna University. In February 2008, he was named running backs coach at Rutgers University. Brown accepted a position with the Cleveland Browns in February, 2009, as the running backs coach on Eric Mangini's staff.
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