Bill Brown (runner)
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Full name | William Brown | |||||||||||||||||
Born | April 28, 1925 | |||||||||||||||||
Died | April 25, 2018 | (aged 92)|||||||||||||||||
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William Brown (April 28, 1925 – April 25, 2018) was an American athlete who competed in the 1951 Pan American Games. He was a member of the American relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×400 metres event. In the 800 metre competition he won the silver medal. Brown had a career as an educator and coach at Bel Air High School in Bel Air, Maryland. He was inducted in the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976. He died on April 25, 2018, at the age of 92.
Competing for the Morgan State Bears track and field team, Brown won the 1950 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the 880 yards.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "William 'Bill' Brown, Morgan State University track star and Harford County teacher and coach, dies". Baltimore Sun. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Bill Brown at InterSportStats
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- 1925 births
- 2018 deaths
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- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Morgan State Bears men's track and field athletes
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
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