Tim Brown ( American football ) Timothy Donell Brown ( born July 22 , 1966 ) is a former American football wide receiver . He played college football for Notre Dame , where he won the Heisman Trophy , becoming the first wide receiver to win the award . He spent sixteen years with the Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders , during which he established himself as one of the NFL ' s most prolific wide receivers . His success with the Raiders organization earned him the nickname " Mr . Raider " . Brown has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . High school and college career . Before his college career at Notre Dame , Brown played for Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas , the same school as 1938 Heisman Trophy winner Davey O ' Brien . Tim Brown didn ’ t start out playing football in high school ; he was forbidden to play by his mother . Instead he started out in the high school band . He started playing football as a sophomore and initially hid playing from his mom . She later found out when the band leader called his house asking why he was no longer at band practice . Despite his contributions , the team fared poorly , with a 4 – 25 – 1 record over his three years as a starter . Nevertheless , Brown was heavily recruited by major colleges . His five official visits were to Notre Dame , Nebraska , Oklahoma , nearby SMU and Iowa . Brown chose the University of Notre Dame and played there from 1984 – 1987 , earning the nickname " Touchdown Timmy . " In his first year , he set a freshman record with twenty - eight receptions . As a junior , he set a record with 1 , 937 all - purpose yards . Offensively he ran for 254 yards with 2 TD and caught 45 passes for 910 yards with 5 TD . During 1987 , Brown caught 34 passes for 846 yards , returned 34 punts for 401 yards , rushed for 144 yards , gained 456 yards on 23 kickoff return s , and scored eight touchdowns . Brown finished his career at Notre Dame with 137 receptions for 2 , 493 yards , a school record 5 , 024 all - purpose yards , and 22 touchdowns . However , just as in high school , Brown ' s team achieved limited success , with a 25 – 21 record over his four seasons , and an 0 – 2 record in bowl games . In the year after Brown graduated ( 1988 ) , Notre Dame won the national title . Brown made the College Football All - America Team twice and won the 1987 Heisman Trophy , becoming the first wide receiver ever to win the award . As of 2011 , Woodrow Wilson High School is still the only public high school with two Heisman Trophy winners , though private schools Mater Dei and Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia since have matched the record . When Brown graduated , he held 19 individual school records . In 1989 , Brown and O ' Brien were inducted together into Woodrow Wilson High School ' s Hall of Fame when it was created in celebration of the school ' s 60th Anniversary . In Januaury 2012 Tim received the Silver Anniversary Award in recognition of his myriad athletic and professional accomplishments from the NCAA . NFL career . Brown was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders with the 6th pick of the 1988 NFL Draft . In his first NFL season , he led the league in kickoff returns , return yards , and yards per return average . He also led the NFL in punt return s in 1994 , and receptions in 1997 . In March 1994 , Brown was offered and signed a free - agent offer - sheet with the Denver Broncos . The Raiders matched the offer soon thereafter . He was voted to the Pro Bowl nine times , in 1988 and 1991 as a kick returner , and in 1993 - 97 , 1999 and 2001 as a receiver . In 2001 , Brown would later play alongside another well - known wide receiver , Jerry Rice . On December 9 , 2001 , Brown returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown in a home game against the Kansas City Chiefs , making him the oldest player in NFL history to score a touchdown on a punt return . In 2002 he passed Gene Upshaw to become the Raiders ' all - time leader in games played with 224 . He also set Raiders franchise records for receptions , receiving yards , and punt return yards . Brown was released by the Raiders before the 2004 season , as he did not want to accept a smaller role in the offense . He was signed shortly thereafter by the Buccaneers ( coached by former Raider head coach Jon Gruden ) . The move was controversial , considering that Brown had always been a fan favorite in the Oakland area and was much admired by many current and former Raiders players and staff over the sixteen years he spent with the Raider organization . He was the last of the Los Angeles Raiders to remain with Oakland . On September 27 , 2004 , in his first game at Oakland since being signed by Tampa Bay , Brown reached 100 career receiving touchdowns , tying him ( with Steve Largent ) for 3rd on the NFL ' s all - time career receiving touchdown list at that time ( behind former teammate Jerry Rice [ 204 ] and Cris Carter [ 130 ] ) . He received a standing ovation from the Oakland Raider crowd . In 2005 , Brown signed a one - day contract with the Raiders to retire with the team . The July 18 news conference was attended by two Raiders officials and only one active Raider , wide receiver Jerry Porter . Brown retired with 14 , 934 receiving yards , the second - highest total in NFL history , 1 , 094 receptions ( 3rd ) , and 100 touchdown catches ( 3rd - Tied ) . Brown also gained 190 rushing yards , 3 , 320 punt - return yards , 3 fumble - return yards , and 1 , 235 yards returning kickoffs . This gave him a total of 19 , 682 combined net yards , ranking him # 5 among the NFL ' s all - time leaders at the time of his retirement . He also scored 105 total touchdowns ( 100 receiving , 1 rushing , 3 punt returns , 1 kickoff return ) . Brown became eligible for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010 . He was , however , not selected . Brown was considered a long shot to get in on his first try as there was a logjam of accomplished receiver candidates such as Jerry Rice ( Brown ' s former teammate ) , Cris Carter and Andre Reed . In 2009 , Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . On January 7 , 2012 , Brown was selected as a finalist for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame . On January 11 , 2013 , Brown was again selected as a finalist for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Post NFL career . Brown was in the movie " Little Giants " , and is co - host on " FSN Pro Football Preview " with former players Jason Sehorn , Eddie George and NFL Insider Jay Glazer . Brown is also a representative for YorHealth . In 1995 , Brown became the National Chairman of Athletes & Entertainers for Kids and the related 9 - 1 - 1 for Kids . These efforts have helped over five million children and teens through mentoring and educational programs . As of 2013 , Brown has been the General Manager and Co - Owner of the Texas Revolution of the Indoor Football League in his home state of Texas and was an analyst for ESPN College Football . Brown also hosts a weekly sports - talk show on WAOR . NASCAR . Brown started a NASCAR racing team as part of their Drive for Diversity program . He was recruiting African American sponsors to fund the venture , and has worked out a technical alliance with Roush Fenway Racing , who will provide support to the upstart team . Brown hopes to eventually find a black , Hispanic , or woman driver to be the star of his team in order to bring an element of diversity to what is a white - dominated sport . However , the plan never successfully began . He now lives in DeSoto , Texas . Relationship with Raiders owner Al Davis . Since he joined the Raiders , Brown has had a complicated relationship with the Oakland Raiders and late owner Al Davis . During a 2009 interview with Sportsradiointerview . com Brown commented on his former boss : “ Meeting Al ( Davis ) was pretty unique . I found out five or ten minutes after my first practice there that he hated African - American athletes from Notre Dame . And they literally told me that . They literally told me that because we ’ re known for using our education more than our athletic ability that he thought that I would be one of these guys that would basically take the money and run . I don ’ t know if that was a ploy to get me amped up , but it certainly worked . " In 2000 , Brown was dining in an Oakland restaurant with former Raiders Chester McGlockton and Sean Jones . During their meal , Brown found himself unable to approach or speak to Davis . Brown told a reporter , " I was saddened by that because I don ' t know anybody who I ' ve dealt with for twelve years who I can ' t say hello to in that situation . I was saddened that the situation is where it is . " On August 5 , 2004 , the Raiders held a press conference with Brown and Davis which stated that Brown was leaving the Raiders . Davis and Brown professed mutual respect for one another and both men expressed a desire for Brown to return to the Raiders someday . On July 19 , 2005 , Brown officially retired but the Raiders did not hold a press conference at the team headquarters . Instead , Brown held his own press conference in an Oakland hotel ballroom . Davis did not attend the conference because he had a " scheduling conflict " . Davis did allow Brown to sign a ceremonial $ 765 , 000 contract with the Raiders so he could retire as an Oakland Raider . Brown ' s 2004 departure from the Raiders eventually became acrimonious , and the outspoken receiver often criticized Davis , senior assistant Michael Lombardi and coach Norv Turner publicly for conspiring to make him expendable . Former teammates Marcus Allen , Lincoln Kennedy and Chester McGlockton attended the press conference . For the Raiders , Amy Trask , the Raiders ' chief executive officer who had Brown sign the ceremonial contract , Marc Badain , a finance executive and Mike Taylor , the team ' s director of public relations , were on hand . At the time , Raiders receiver Jerry Porter was also in attendance . Lincoln Kennedy stuck up for the absence of Davis stating " It ' s not his style , " the former Raiders offensive lineman replied . " He ' ll probably invite Tim up to his office , or out to dinner later on . But this ? This is not his style . " Recent history suggested that Davis was possibly out of touch with the football world prior to his death in 2011 because the Raiders had suffered through seven straight losing seasons ( 2003 – 2009 ) since losing to Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII . Brown disagreed , stating " In a lot of peoples ’ minds , Al is out of touch , but nothing is further from the truth . He is still quite lucid . "