Tom Brown

Thomas Hartwell Brown Jr. (July 2, 1890 – August 3, 1972) was an American college football and basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He played next to his brother Charles on the line for the football team. Brown was also a medical doctor.

Early life Tom Brown was born on July 2, 1890, in Gallatin, Tennessee, to Thomas Hartwell Brown, Sr. and Annie Donelson Hunt.

Vanderbilt Brown graduated from Vanderbilt University with an M. D in 1913. In his senior year he was awarded the title of 'Bachelor of Ugliness,' given to the most liked fellow on campus. Tom Brown was a prominent tackle on Dan McGugin's Commodores football teams, selected All-Southern. As a freshman, he took part in the scoreless tie of defending national champion Yale.

Toledo

Pro football In World War I he served in the Army Medical Corps as a lieutenant. While interning at St Vincent's Hospital in Toledo, he played with the Toledo Maroons.

Physician Brown was an avid member of the Rotary Club for more than 38 years. He was a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and President of the Lucas County Academy of Medicine.