Rookie Brown
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | February 15, 1925 |
Died | May 22, 1971 Neptune, New Jersey[disambiguation needed] | (aged 46)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
College | Virginia Union Howard |
Position | Forward / Center |
Career history | |
1949 | Dayton Rens |
19??–19?? | Harlem Globetrotters |
William "Rookie" Brown (February 15, 1925 – May 22, 1971) was an American professional basketball player in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).[1] He played for the Dayton Rens in 10 games during the 1948–49 season.[1] He played collegiately at Virginia Union University and Howard University.[2]
Brown died in Neptune, New Jersey[disambiguation needed] at age 46 from cancer.[3]
References
- ^ a b Rookie Brown NBL stats. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on July 21, 2015.
- ^ William Brown statistics. Just-Sports-Stats.com. Retrieved on July 21, 2015.
- ^ Known Deceased Basketball Individuals. Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved on July 21, 2015.
Categories:
- Articles with links needing disambiguation from March 2016
- 1925 births
- 1971 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Cancer deaths in New Jersey
- Centers (basketball)
- Dayton Rens players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Harlem Globetrotters players
- Howard Bison basketball players
- Sportspeople from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Virginia Union Panthers men's basketball players