Roger Brown finally will be recognized in Canton for his career as a dominant defensive tackle, but not quite at the level he has hoped.
The announcement last week that the Black College Football Hall of Fame will be relocated from Atlanta to a permanent home in Canton to share quarters with the Pro Football Hall of Fame left Brown mostly proud and happy but a little wistful.
Brown was inducted into the Black College Hall in 2015 for his play at Maryland State, but he has long aspired to make the Pro Football Hall.
His credentials are worthy -- a six-time Pro Bowler and twice first-team All-Pro, in a career that began with the Detroit Lions and ended with the Los Angeles Rams.