In 1997, head coach Jim Fassel had directed the New York Football Giants to a 10-5-1 record and an NFC Eastern Division crown. But not all was unicorns and rainbows. Starting RB Tyrone Wheatley had gained only 583 yards on a club that ran the ball quite a bit.
Fullback Charles Way had out-gained Wheatley gaining 698 yards. Something had to give if the G-Men were to regain their glory as a smash-mouth running team.
That something was RB Gary Brown. In 1998, he gained 1,063 yards plus was a force in the receiving game.
This past Sunday, Brown passed quietly away in his hometown of Williamsport, Pennsylvania after being in Hospice care.