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Hubie Brown, American sportscaster, retired professional basketball coach. Winner American Basketball Association Championship, 1975; named National Basketball Association Coach of Year News Media, 1978, 2004; National Basketball Association Coach of Year Columbia Broadcasting System-television, 1979; named to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 2005.

Background

Brown, Hubie was born on September 25, 1933 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Joseph and Anna Marie (Breslin) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Economics, Niagara University, Niagara Falls, New York, 1955. Master of Education, Niagara University, Niagara Falls, New York, 1959.

Career

Athletic director, coach basketball and baseball St. Mary's High School, Little Falls, New York, 1955-1956. Coach basketball, baseball and football Cranford High School, New Jersey, 1959-1964, Fair Lawn High School, 1964-1967. Assistant basketball coach College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1967-1968, Duke University, 1969-1972.

Assistant coach Milwaukee Bucks, 1972-1974. Head coach Kentucky Colonels, Louisville, 1974-1976, Atlanta Hawks, 1976-1981. Commentator, National Basketball Association games United States of America Cable television Network, 1981-1982.

Head coach New York Knickerbockers, 1982-1986, Memphis Grizzlies, 2002—2004. National Basketball Association analyst Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, ABC Sports, since 2005.

Achievements

  • Hubie Brown has been listed as a noteworthy sportscaster, professional basketball coach by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1956-1958. Member National Basketball Coaches Association, National Volley Ball Association.

Connections

Married Claire Manning, August 27, 1960. Children: Mary Katherine, Virginia Anne, Julie Margaret, Brendan John.

Father:
Charles Joseph Brown

Mother:
Anna Marie (Breslin) Brown

Spouse:
Claire Manning

child:
Brendan John Brown

child:
Mary Katherine Brown

child:
Virginia Anne Brown

child:
Julie Margaret Brown