Name R. Brown | 1908 VPI | |
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Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball Born August 2, 1885Elizabeth, New Jersey ( 1885-08-02 ) Died March 31, 1927(1927-03-31) (aged 41)Elizabeth, New Jersey | ||
Ralph Manning "Gus" Brown (August 2, 1885 – March 31, 1927) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—for one season in 1908, compiling a record of 5–4. Brown also coached the basketball team at Virginia Tech in 1908–09, and the baseball team there in the spring of 1909.
On March 31, 1927, Brown died in hospital after he was struck by an automobile while walking near his home.
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