Marshall Brown (basketball, born 1918)
Personal information | |
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Born | Troup, Texas, U.S. | June 28, 1918
Died | August 20, 2008 Tyler, Texas, U.S. | (aged 90)
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Texas) |
College |
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Position | Forward |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1945 | Cleveland Allmen Transfers |
As coach: | |
1959–1978 | Stephen F. Austin |
Career highlights and awards | |
As coach:
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Marshall Earl Brown (June 28, 1918 – August 20, 2008)[1] was an American professional basketball player, minor league baseball player, and college basketball coach.
Basketball career
He is best known for being the head men's basketball coach at
As a basketball player, Brown played at Lon Morris College after graduating from Whitehouse High School (Whitehouse, Texas) in 1936.[3] He transferred to Texas Tech and played for the Red Raiders, where he graduated in 1940.[2] Professionally, Brown played for the National Basketball League's Cleveland Allmen Transfers in 10 games during the 1945–46 season.[1] He averaged 3.6 points per game.[1] In 2003, Brown was inducted into the Stephen F. Austin Hall of Fame.[3]
Baseball career
Marshall Brown played semi-professional baseball during most of the 1940s.[4] He was an outfielder and played for the Lamesa Lobos (1940–1941), Pampa Oilers (1942), Tyler Trojans (1946), and Kilgore Drillers (1947–1948, 1950).[4] His career batting average was .324 and he hit 47 home runs.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Marshall Brown NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Gore, Kevin (August 2008). "Legendary SFA Coach Brown Dies at Age 90". The Tyler Morning Telegraph. The Deadball Era. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Former SFA Head Coach Marshall Brown Passes Away At Age 90". SFAJacks.com. Stephen F. Austin State University. August 22, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Marshall Brown Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.