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Bill Brown (runner)

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Bill Brown
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires 4×400 metres
Silver medal – second place 1951 Buenos Aires 800 metres

Bill Brown (April 28, 1925 – April 25, 2018) was an American athlete who competed in the 1951 Pan American Games. He was a member of the American relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×400 metres event. In the 800 metre competition he won the silver medal. Brown had a career as an educator and coach at Bel Air High School in Bel Air, Maryland. He was inducted in the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976. He died on April 25, 2018, at the age of 92.

Competing for the Morgan State Bears track and field team, Brown won the 1950 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the 880 yards.[1]

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  1. ^ "William 'Bill' Brown, Morgan State University track star and Harford County teacher and coach, dies". Baltimore Sun. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-17.