George Brown (coach)

George Anthony Brown

Biographical details
Born	(1911-05-17)May 17, 1911 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 27, 1968(1968-09-27) (aged 57) Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1953	Montclair State
Head coaching record
Overall	4–1

George Anthony Brown (May 17, 1911 – September 27, 1968) was an American basketball and football coach. He served as the head football coach of the Montclair State University Red Hawks in Upper Montclair, New Jersey for the 1953 season, compiling a 4–1 record. He was born in Ohio.

Life and career

George Anthony Brown was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 17, 1911.[1][2]

Brown worked as a director of athletics at Milligan college in Tennessee, before joining Upper Iowa University as head basketball and football line coach.[3]

Brown played for the New York Giants American football team.[4]

Brown married Margaret Elizabeth Ferri in 1939.[5][6] He died in Montclair, New Jersey on September 27, 1968, at the age of 57.[7]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Rank^#
Montclair State Red Hawks (Independent) (1953)
1953	Montclair State	4–1
Total:		4–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

1. "Lid Off Upper Iowa's Box Saturday". The Gazette. September 21, 1950. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
2. "1950 United States Federal Census". Ancestry. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
3. "Name Successor to Joe Fortunato at Upper Iowa U". The Courier. August 4, 1949. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
4. "Coaching at College". Verona-Cedar Grove Times. September 10, 1953. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
5. "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993". Ancestry. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
6. "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947". Ancestry. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
7. "George Brown Dies, Former Coach at Montclair State". The Herald-News. September 28, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved September 3, 2023.