Robert Nathan "Red" Brown (April 14, 1907 – June 8, 1992) was an American college basketball and college football coach and athletics administrator. He was the head basketball coach at Davis & Elkins College from 1947 to 1950 and West Virginia University from 1950 to 1954.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1907 |
| Died | June 8, 1992 (aged 85) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1930 | Davis & Elkins |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1945–1947 | West Virginia (assistant) |
| 1947–1950 | Davis & Elkins |
| 1950–1954 | West Virginia |
| Football | |
| 1947–1949 | Davis & Elkins |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1954–1972 | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 142–52 (basketball) 13–12 (football) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis & Elkins Senators (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1947–1949) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Davis & Elkins | 4–4 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1948 | Davis & Elkins | 7–2 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1949 | Davis & Elkins | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| Davis & Elkins: | 13–12 | 13–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–12 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Red Brown Coaching Record". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "Robert "Red" Brown". Wvusports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.