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FORMER AUBURN COACH DIES

ESPN reports,

Former Tigers coach Earl Brown, who helped renew the series with Alabama after a 41-year hiatus, died at age 87.

Brown died Tuesday in Leesburg, Fla., Auburn announced Saturday.

He went 3-22-4 from 1948-50 at Auburn, but he did coach a 14-13 upset of Alabama in 1949, the second year of the renewed rivalry.

Brown also worked at Brown, Harvard, Dartmouth, Canisius and the Detroit Lions.

He played football and basketball at Notre Dame.

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