He was raised in Riverdale, California, in the San Joaquin Valley. He was a star player at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers. By: Patricia Noble (patnoble@lamar.colostate.edu) Though not Hispanic, Autry's parents named him Carlos after a Louisiana politician admired by his father. The couple soon divorced, however, and Autry's mother took him to be with her family in central California. Carlos Autry now became Carlos Brown. A ...[Read Story]