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American athlete (1901–1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Fiske Brown (June 13, 1901 – May 30, 1978) was an American athlete who participated in American football, wrestling and track and field. He was a competitor in all three sports at Harvard University and a consensus All-American in football.
Date of birth | [1] | June 13, 1901
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Place of birth | Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Date of death | May 30, 1978 76)[2] | (aged
Place of death | Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard |
US college | Harvard College |
Career history | |
As player | |
1920–1921 | Harvard |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Brown was raised in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and attended preparatory school at Andover where he was a member of the football, wrestling and track teams.[3][4]
As a guard for the Harvard Crimson football team, Browne was a consensus first-team selection for the 1921 College Football All-America Team.[5] He was also captain of Harvard's wrestling team and a competitor in the heavyweight class.[3][6] He was also the captain of the track and field team and a competitor in the shot put and hammer throw events.[7][8] He set a record in the hammer throw for international meets between Yale, Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge with a distance of 159 feet, 4-3/4 inches.[9]
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