Gordon Brown (American football)

Gordon Brown

Brown in his Yale uniform
Date of birth:	September 6, 1879(1879-09-06)
Place of birth:	New York City, New York
Date of death:	May 10, 1911(1911-05-10) (aged 31)
Place of death:	Glen Head, New York
Career information
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	192 lb (87 kg)
College:	Yale
Organizations
College Football Hall of Fame

Francis Gordon "Skim" Brown (September 9, 1879 – May 10, 1911) was an American football player. He played football for Yale between 1897–1900. In 1900, he captained the Yale football team which was referred to as the "Team of the Century". He was also an academic leader of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

After his college career, he entered the banking business, before he died from diabetes at age 31. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

External links

• Gordon Brown at the College Football Hall of Fame

Persondata
Name	Brown, Gordon
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Short description
Date of birth	September 6, 1879
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Date of death	May 10, 1911
Place of death	Glen Head, New York