R. M. Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

R. M. Brown

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1885

Place of Birth: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1927

Profession: basketball coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ralph Manning "Gus" Brown (August 2, 1885 – March 31, 1927) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech— in 1908, and at Colgate University in 1909, compiling career college football coaching record of 10–6–1.
Brown also coached the basketball team at Virginia Tech in 1908–09 and the baseball team there in the spring of 1909. On March 31, 1927, Brown died in hospital after he was struck by an automobile while walking near his home.