Her uncle, Charles White, was an All-American running back at USC who won the Heisman Trophy in 1979. Brown’s cousin, Russell White, starred at Crespi before becoming an All-American running back at the University of California-Berkeley; he also played one season in the National Football League. Johnnie Brown played football at Cal State Northridge and Humboldt State.
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