D. R. Brown
American college football player and coach
About D. R. Brown
Lived 1877 – 1946 (aged 68). D. R. Brown was an American american football coach and livestock dealer.
David R. Brown (August 29, 1877 – February 8, 1946) was an American college football player and coach. A native of Springfield, South Dakota, he played as an end at Lafayette College from 1898 to 1902. He was a second-team selection by Caspar Whitney on the 1902 All-America college football team. Brown served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for one season, in 1903, compiling a record of 5–5–1.
Brown was born on August 29, 1877, in Ackley, Iowa. Around 1920, he moved from Springfield to Sioux City, Iowa with his brother, where they were both livestock dealers. Brown was president of the Sioux City Livestock Exchange and later a senior member of the Brown, Goff, and Foster livestock commission. He was killed on February 8, 1946, in a fire at his home in Sioux City.
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Who was D. R. Brown?
American college football player and coach (1877–1946)
When was D. R. Brown born?
D. R. Brown was born on 29 August 1877 in Ackley.
When did D. R. Brown die?
D. R. Brown died on 8 February 1946 in Sioux City.
What was D. R. Brown's occupation?
D. R. Brown was an american football coach and livestock dealer.
What nationality was D. R. Brown?
D. R. Brown was American.
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