Irv Brown
Irv Brown (March 30, 1935 – February 3, 2019) was an American sportscaster, and basketball and baseball player, coach, executive, and official.[1]
Early life
[edit]Brown earned seven letters at North High School in Denver, where he starred in football, basketball and baseball. He played basketball and baseball at the University of Northern Colorado. After college, he coached football and baseball at Arvada High School in Arvada, Colorado, and he also coached baseball at the University of Colorado Boulder and Metro State College. From 1969 to 1977, Brown had a career as a basketball referee, officiating six Final Fours.[2] Brown served as commissioner of the Colorado Athletic Conference in the early 1990s. In 2007, he was named the new commissioner of the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League (MCLB).
Brown began his broadcasting career in 1974 on KHOW radio. For over 25 years was on the air with Joe Williams, hosting the show The Fan. Brown and Williams later co-authored The Great Book of Denver Sports Lists. Brown retired from hosting "The Irv and Joe Show" on Mile High Sports Radio AM 1340 with longtime partner Joe Williams, on April 7, 2016, ending a 42-year media career.[3] He was also an analyst for the NBA on ESPN and the Southwest Conference on Raycom Sports and HSE during the 1980s.
Brown was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
References
[edit]- ^ "Reflections on the death of UNC grad, Colorado sports legend Irv Brown". www.greeleytribune.com. 3 February 2019.
- ^ Henderson, John (April 7, 2013). "Irv Brown remembers his longtime career as college basketball referee". The Denver Post. Denver, Colorado. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Irv Brown retires". April 7, 2016.
- 1935 births
- 2019 deaths
- Baseball players from Denver
- Basketball players from Denver
- College athletic conference commissioners in the United States
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- College football announcers
- College men's basketball referees in the United States
- Colorado Buffaloes baseball coaches
- Denver Broncos announcers
- High school baseball coaches in the United States
- High school football coaches in Colorado
- Metro State Roadrunners baseball coaches
- NBA broadcasters
- Northern Colorado Bears baseball players
- Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball players
- United States Football League announcers
- American men's basketball players