Gary Brown, former Giants running back, dead at 52

Former Giants running back Gary Brown died Sunday at age 52

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Brown, who spent the final two seasons of his NFL career with the Giants

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The Penn State running back played with the Houston Oilers from 1991 to 1995

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In 1998, Brown ran for a career-high 1,063 yards

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Brown went into coaching and served one season as the running backs coach at Rutgers

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He served in the same role with the Cleveland Browns and the Dallas Cowboys

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He was the running backs coach at Wisconsin in 2021 but missed the Las Vegas Bowl due to medical issues.

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Brown is survived by his wife, Kim, daughters Malena and Dorianna and son Tre

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