16 Facts About Lomas Brown

Lomas Brown is currently a color analyst for Lions radio broadcasts on WXYT 97.1 The Ticket, as well as a commentator and analyst for ESPN and other television and radio networks.

Lomas Brown attended Miami Springs High School in Miami Springs, Florida, where he was a stand-out offensive lineman for the Miami Springs Golden Hawks high school football team.

Lomas Brown accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Charley Pell and coach Galen Hall's Florida Gators football teams from 1981 to 1984.

Lomas Brown started 34 games in his college career at Florida, all at tackle.

Lomas Brown was a team captain, a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and a consensus first-team All-American, and the winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy recognizing the best blocker in the SEC during his senior year in 1984.

Lomas Brown anchored the Gators' outstanding offensive line, memorably dubbed "The Great Wall of Florida," and which included Brown, Phil Bromley, Billy Hinson, Crawford Ker and Jeff Zimmerman in 1984.

Lomas Brown later returned to the university during the NFL off-season to complete his bachelor's degree in health and human performance in 1996.

Lomas Brown was a remarkably consistent starter in his unusually long-lived career, playing in 263 games and starting 251 of them, and was named to the NFC Pro Bowl team seven straight seasons from 1990 to 1996.

Lomas Brown is probably remembered most from his years in Detroit, where he gained the reputation as one of the league's premier offensive tackles.

Lomas Brown was a pivotal piece on the offensive line that blocked for perhaps the greatest running back of all-time.

Lomas Brown was one of the most durable offensive linemen in the Detroit Lions' history, starting all but one of the 164 games that he played for the Lions.

Lomas Brown blocked for Sanders for seven seasons, and Sanders accumulated 10,172 yards and 73 rushing touchdowns during that time.

Lomas Brown was a member of Lions teams that made the playoffs in 1991,1993,1994 and 1995, and he was a member of the 1991 and 1993 squads that won the NFC Central division title.

Lomas Brown was a charismatic and respected leader on the team, who graciously donated a great deal of time, energy and money to many charitable causes throughout the Metro Detroit area.

On October 30,2023, Lomas Brown was inducted into the Detroit Lions Hall of Fame, known as the Pride of the Lions.

On December 22,2012, Lomas Brown admitted during an interview on the SVP and Russillo show on ESPN Radio that he purposefully failed to block Green Bay Packers defensive end Sean Jones during a 1994 game so teammate and quarterback Scott Mitchell would get injured and be forced to leave the game.