| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1886-10-10)October 10, 1886 Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 1963(1963-05-16) (aged 76) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1910–1911 | Vanderbilt |
| 1917 | Camp Gordon |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1916 | Birmingham |
| 1919–1923 | Birmingham–Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–22–4 |
Charles Hunt Brown (October 10, 1886 – May 16, 1963) was an Americancollege football player and coach and judge. He was a standoutguard for coachDan McGugin'sVanderbilt Commodores football teams atVanderbilt University, playing next to his brotherTom Brown. Charles Brown also served as the head football coach at Birmingham College in 1916 and atBirmingham–Southern College from 1919 to 1923.[1] Brown played for Vanderbilt teams that won back to backSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championships in1910 and1911.[2][3] Brown played for the1917 Camp Gordon football team coached byJogger Elcock.[4]
Brown served as an infantry captain in theUnited States Army duringWorld War I, losing a leg in combat in theMeuse–Argonne offensive in France. He was an assistant city attorney, deputy solicitor, and assistant state attorney before being appointed as a judge inBirmingham, Alabama in 1958. He was reappointed to the bench in 1962. Brown died on May 16, 1963, in Birmingham, after collapsing while presiding in court.[5]
Brown urged his son, Charles Jr., to attend Georgia Tech.[6]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Panthers(Independent)(1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Birmingham | 7–1 | |||||||
| Birmingham: | 7–1 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers(Independent)(1919–1923) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Birmingham–Southern | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1920 | Birmingham–Southern | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1921 | Birmingham–Southern | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Birmingham–Southern | 1–6–1 | |||||||
| 1923 | Birmingham–Southern | 1–5–2 | |||||||
| Birmingham–Southern: | 16–21–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 23–22–4 | ||||||||
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