 Brown pictured inThe Topeka Daily Capital, 1915 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1880-08-26)August 26, 1880 Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1937(1937-03-11) (aged 56) Clarksville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1907–1909 | Wabash |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Parsons |
| 1915–1916 | Bethany (KS) |
| 1917 | Maryville (TN) |
| 1919 | Central (MO) |
| 1920–1932 | Arkansas Tech |
| 1933 | Ozarks (assistant) |
| 1934–1935 | Ozarks |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1932 | Arkansas Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1923 | Arkansas Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930s | Ozarks |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 108–46–17 (football) 63–54 (basketball) 1–4 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2AIC (1928, 1931) | |
Edgar Osborne Brown (August 26, 1880 – March 11, 1937)[1] was anAmerican football,basketball andbaseball coach and college athletics administrator. He coached at a number of colleges includingParsons College inFairfield, Iowa,Bethany College inLindsborg, Kansas,Maryville College inMaryville, Tennessee, Central College—now known asCentral Methodist University—inFayette, Missouri and Arkansas Polytechnic College—now known asArkansas Tech University—inRussellville, Arkansas. In the 1930s, Brown was theathletic director at the College of the Ozarks—now known as theUniversity of the Ozarks—inClarksville, Arkansas.[2]
Brown playedcollege football atWabash College inCrawfordsville, Indiana from 1907 to 1909. He also lettered in baseball, basketball, andtrack and field at Wabash.[3] He set intercollegiate records for the state of Indiana in theshot put anddiscus throw.[4][5]
Brown was the head football coach at theBethany College inLindsborg, Kansas from 1915 to 1916, compiling a record of 3–11–1.[6]
Brown died on March 11, 1937, in Clarksville, after suffering a paralytic stroke.[7]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons(Independent)(1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Parsons | 3–3–2 | |||||||
| Parsons: | 3–3–2 | ||||||||
| Bethany Swedes(Independent)(1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Bethany | 1–6 | 1–6 | 14th | |||||
| 1916 | Bethany | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | T–12th | |||||
| Bethany: | 3–12–1 | 3–11–1 | |||||||
| Maryville Scots(Independent)(1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Maryville | 7–3 | |||||||
| Maryville: | 7–3 | ||||||||
| Central Eagles(Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Central | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| Central: | 4–3 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys(Independent)(1920–1927) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Arkansas Tech | 4–0–2 | |||||||
| 1921 | Arkansas Tech | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1922 | Arkansas Tech | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Arkansas Tech | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Arkansas Tech | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| 1925 | Arkansas Tech | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | Arkansas Tech | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1927 | Arkansas Tech | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys(Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference)(1928–1932) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Arkansas Tech | 7–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1929 | Arkansas Tech | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Arkansas Tech | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Arkansas Tech | 7–1–2 | 1st | ||||||
| 1932 | Arkansas Tech | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Arkansas Tech: | 78–21–12 | ||||||||
| Ozarks Mountaineers(Independent)(1934–1935) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Ozarks | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Ozarks | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Ozarks: | 13–4–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 108–46–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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