42 Athletes That Died Before 40

NBA | February 16, 2021

Jerome Brown

Jerome Brown was a superb NFL defensive tackle coming off back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons before his tragic death in 1992. Brown was a first-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles and also earned a national championship in college pigskin at the University of Miami.

After just five seasons in the NFL, Brown was killed along with his nephew after crashing the car they were traveling in into a palm tree in Florida. Brown was just 27 years old.