Southern Arkansas University Athletics

A native of Pine Bluff, Kenneth Brown played at wide receiver for Southern Arkansas football teams from 1983-1986.  He was named National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) first team All-America in his senior season, after being a NAIA Honorable Mention All-America selection as a sophomore in 1984.  In addition, Brown was a three-time first team pick on both the NAIA All-District 17 and All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference teams his final three seasons (1984-1986), also making the 1985 conference team as a punt returner.
 
Brown still holds school records for pass receptions in both a game and season, snaring 14 catches on two occasions against Southeastern Oklahoma State and Henderson State in 1986, and finishing with a total of 75 that same season, which also was a league record.  He stands at third all-time at SAU in career receptions with 142; third in career touchdown catches with 20; is fourth with 831 receiving yards in a season (1986); and tied at fourth in touchdown receptions in a season with eight (1984).
 
As a return specialist, Brown also held school records in those areas for a number of years with the most recent being broken in 2005 of 54 career kick returns.  He stands at third all-time in career kick return yards with 960 and fourth in career punt returns with 36.  Brown has the fifth longest punt return at SAU, 74 yards against Arkansas-Monticello in 1985.
 
Brown also spent time in the professional ranks in both the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL).  He began his pro career with the New England Patriots in 1987 and was later picked up that same year by the Cincinnati Bengals.  He was with the Atlanta Falcons in 1988, and after sitting out a year was with the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger Cats, both in 1990.  He also had a year of Arena Football with the Dallas Texans in 1991.
 
Brown currently lives in Dallas where he works for DHL Packaging at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport as a cargo screener.  He has a son, Quandon, who also lives in Dallas, and two daughters, Jessica Brown of Houston, and Kennedy Brown of Dallas.