DRIVING OFF INTO THE SUNSET BROWN RETIRES AS A RAIDER, WILL BECOME NASCAR OWNER.Byline: Billy Witz Staff Writer Former Raiders receiver Tim Brown Timothy Donell Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a retired wide receiver, who played in the National Football League. He spent sixteen years with the Oakland Raiders, during which he established himself as one of the League's most prolific wide receivers. called it a career Monday, signing a contract with the club he spent the first 16 seasons of his career with and then filing retirement papers with the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga . Brown hardly looked like the retiring type. Looking every bit the young executive in a black and silver-pinstriped suit, Brown used a morning press conference in Oakland and an afternoon meeting with reporters in Century City to announce his foray into Verb 1. foray into - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" raid encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. ownership, where he'll become the first African-American owner on the circuit. Brown's announcement has less to do with him following his passion for all things auto - he still owns the first car he bought, a Porsche 924 S - than it is about him capitalizing on a sound business opportunity. NASCAR, whose roots lie in the South, has in recent years looked to expand its fan base. Earlier this year, Magic Johnson “Earvin Johnson” redirects here. For the Milwaukee Bucks center, see Ervin Johnson. Earvin Effay Johnson, Jr. (born August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan), nicknamed Magic became a spokesman for the circuit. ``If it's going to be America's sport, it's got to encompass all of America,'' Brown said. ``NASCAR is not a sport that is marketed toward African-Americans. It's just not the way they've gone about doing their business. The way things have turned around and turned about, now they understand that they have to do that and I'm looking forward to the opportunity.'' Tim Brown Racing, which will begin racing on the circuit next year, is forming a partnership with Roush Racing, a subsidiary of Roush Industries, which currently operates nine NASCAR teams. Roush will supply TBR TBR Tennessee Board of Regents TBR Technology Business Research TBR To Be Read TBR Travel Business Roundtable TBR To Be Resolved TBR To Be Reviewed TBR Technical Basis for Regulation TBR To Be Recorded TBR Total Business Return TBR To Be Revised with the chassis and technology and own 49 percent of TBR, while Brown lines up the four to five sponsors that will contribute the $20 million needed for the start up. Brown, who began his pro career in Los Angeles after winning the 1987 Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame, finished it with 1,094 receptions - third all-time in NFL history, behind Jerry Rice and Cris Carter. Brown still plans on doing some football-related activities, including a Thursday NFL show on FOX and some work for Sirius satellite radio
Brown began preparing in earnest for this day last August when he was released by the Raiders and played his final season in Tampa Bay. Now, instead of receiving paychecks, he'll be signing them. ``It's a little freaky freak·y adj. freak·i·er, freak·i·est 1. Strange or unusual; freakish. 2. Slang Frightening. freak ,'' Brown said of the prospect of ownership. ``Until we get the cars out there, we've got a lot of work to do.'' Billy Witz, (818) 713-3621 billy.witz(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Tim Brown announces his retirement with the Raiders on Monday and his new venture with NASCAR. Paul Sakuma/Associated Press |
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