Kippy Brown, a longtime NFL assistant coach whose career stretched across multiple teams and decades, has died at 71.
Brown got his start in coaching at Memphis State in 1978, then moved on to Louisville and Tennessee before landing his first NFL job as the New York Jets’ running backs coach in 1990. That move launched a lengthy run in the league that included stops with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks.
After a brief return to Tennessee in 1993, Brown continued building his NFL résumé with those various franchises before finishing his coaching career in Seattle. His final role was as the Seahawks’ wide receivers coach from 2010 to 2014.
Former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll reflected on Brown’s passing in a statement that highlighted both his personality and the impact he had on people around him. “He was a great friend to everybody, because he had such a positive, good, fun-loving spirit,” Carroll said.
“Everybody loved being around Kip. And he had a light about him, he wanted to have a good time and have fun and make things pleasant for everyone around him.
That’s why so many people have rallied around him in this last month or so and reached out to (his wife) Deon, being supportive and loving. He was a wonderful person, and my heart goes out to Deon and the family.
It’s a beautiful family.”
Doug Baldwin, who played wide receiver for the Seahawks, also remembered Brown as a steady presence for a young group of players finding their way in the league. “Kippy was the perfect person for us, for our group of guys who came in at that time-myself, Ricardo (Lockette), Jermaine, Golden, Sid,” Baldwin said. “Kippy and Sidney Rice paired really well together as being the elder statesmen in the room, helping us young guys get onboarded into the NFL life.”
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