{
  "id": 4894450,
  "title": "Remembering former Tennessee football assistant coach Kippy Brown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/remembering-former-tennessee-football-assistant-coach-kippy-brown",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T16:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/remembering-former-tennessee-football-assistant-163008655.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Tennessee football assistant coach Kippy Brown has passed away at the age of 71. Tennessee announced his death on Tuesday, expressing their deepest condolences to his family, friends, and former players. Brown served as the wide receivers coach for the University of Tennessee three times, from 1983-89, 1993-94, and 2009. He played college football at Memphis and was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.\n\nBrown established \"Wide Receiver U\" at Tennessee, a program dedicated to honing the skills of wide receivers. In addition to his work at Tennessee, Brown also coached in the NFL, winning Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks. He had stints coaching with the Jets, Tampa Bay, Miami, Green Bay, Houston, and Detroit.\n\nBrown played in the XFL with Memphis in 2001, achieving a 5-5 record. He also coached at Memphis, Louisville, and the University of Tennessee. Born in Sweetwater, Tennessee, Brown was a significant figure in the development of wide receivers at Tennessee. Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this difficult time.",
  "summary": "Former Tennessee football assistant coach Kippy Brown dies.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Texans' first receivers coach Kippy Brown, who also interviewed for head coaching job, dead at 71",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/texans-first-receivers-coach-kippy-brown-who-also-interviewed-for",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:46:13.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}