Steve Brown
Photo by Mark Pynas
Playboy All-American
By Dan Buckwalter
Of th* Emerald
The wide receiver breaks
from the huddle and in an al
most cocky trot, nears the
sideline, wide right
He positions himself on the
line of scrimmage, away from
the masses hovering over the
ball Carefully, he places his
hand on the turf and turns to
watch the center snap
Up creeps Steve Brown,
Playboy Magazine s pre-season
All-American and Oregon's
marvelous talent at cornerback,
to meet the receiver eye to eye
At the snap of the ball, away
from the view of most of the
fans, the receiver and Brown
was a personal battle of their
own Elbows and forearms fly as
the receiver and Brown race
down field, each battling for
better position to catch the ball
Brown and his cohorts in the
Duck defensive backfield repre
sent No man's land' for many
receivers They are also a study
of what every defense fears —
the point of no return If a
receiver or running back dashes
through the secondary, it’s cur
tains for the defense
Very little has escaped the
point of no return, particularly in
Brown's case, the last three
seasons
He shadows some of the
Pac-10's best receivers one-on
one with ease, killing sustained
drives with dramatic intercep
tions and pounding receivers
and running backs alike with
sure, crisp tackles
He stands out as the jewel of
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Oregon's highly regarded
defense, rated third statistically
in the Pac-10 last season and
perhaps an even better unit this
season if it gets more minutes
on the sideline
Brown, enters his final cam
paign as recipient of some high
honors for his work at the
corner, the most prestigious of
which being named to Playboy
Magazine's pre-season all
America team
It's an honor Brown has not
taken lightly as the Ducks
prepared for their season
opener and the rugged
schedule ahead He's setting
out to prove that his past her
oics. some of which are very
memorable to the Oregon pro
gram, were not flukes
“I want to prove to my
coaches, my teammrtes, and
people across the nation I'm
worthy of the selection," said
Brown, a fifth-year senior from
Sacramento, Calif "Some peo
ple look at it as pressure I look
at it as incentive It gives me a lot
more things to look forward to ”
Brown has been looked upon
this season as the leader of the
Duck secondary, not so much
for years in service but for
actual playing time
Oregon lost three-fourths of
last seasons starting defensive
backfield to graduation — Joe
Figures, Gary Beck and Ross
Gibbs Senior Dennis Clay now
plays opposite of Brown at right
corner with senior Devall Web
ster at strong safety and junior
Jeff Williams at free safety
Again, this group is not
young, but, except for Brown, it
hasn't seen a lot of playing time
It has given Oregon coach Rich
Brooks some cause of concer n
Brown, however, is confident
the secondary will not be the
weak link to the defense, if in
deed there is a weak link
"Dennis Clay is an excellent
athlete," says Brown "Devall
Webster and Jeff Williams are
also good The best thing is that
we all get along well. We'll be
alright."
Perhaps it s confidence that
has propelled Brown from a
one-time tennis player and a
risky gamble for the Duck
coaching staff to one of the top
cornerbacks in the nation
Brown came to Oregon hav
ing played football only one
season, though it was a good
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