George V. Brown
George V. Brown (born October 21, 1880 in Boston , Massachusetts , † October 17, 1937 ) was an American sports official . His son Walter A. Brown was also a sports official.
Career
George V. Brown was one of the co-founders of the Boston Marathon , which was held for the first time in 1897 and which he himself organized as a manager for eleven years from 1905 to 1937. From 1918 to 1937 he was parallel manager of the Boston Garden . His son Walter A. Brown took over this post after his death . Brown, who had previously coached an amateur ice hockey team himself, was the manager of the US national ice hockey team at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix , where they won the silver medal. From 1908 to 1920 he was also a member of the United States Olympic Committee . For the US Olympic athletics team, Brown took part in the 1924 , 1928 and 1936 Olympic Games as an assistant coach, and in 1932 as an official.
George V. Brown helped in 1926 in the establishment of the professional Canadian-American Hockey League , where he from 1931 to 1933 for the franchise of Boston Cubs worked. In addition, from 1928 he let the Boston Bruins from the National Hockey League play their home games in the Boston Garden. Because of his services to ice hockey, Brown was first inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961 , and in 1973 the United States Hockey Hall of Fame .
Achievements and Awards
- 1924 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games (as manager)
- 1961 inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1973 inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
Web links
- George V. Brown in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brown, George V. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sports and ice hockey official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 1937 |