R. M. Brown
American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
About R. M. Brown
Lived 1885 – 1927 (aged 41). R. M. Brown was an American basketball coach and american football player.
Ralph Manning "Gus" Brown (August 2, 1885 – March 31, 1927) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—in 1908, and at Colgate University in 1909, compiling a career college football coaching record of 10–6–1. Brown also coached the basketball team at Virginia Tech in 1908–09 and the baseball team there in the spring of 1909.
On March 31, 1927, Brown died in hospital after he was struck by an automobile while walking near his home.
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Who was R. M. Brown?
American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach (1885-1927)
When was R. M. Brown born?
R. M. Brown was born on 2 August 1885 in Elizabeth.
When did R. M. Brown die?
R. M. Brown died on 31 March 1927.
What was R. M. Brown's occupation?
R. M. Brown was a basketball coach and american football player.
What nationality was R. M. Brown?
R. M. Brown was American.
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