Background
Tom Brown was born on July 2, 1890 in Gallatin, Tennessee to Thomas Hartwell Brown, Senior and Annie Donelson Hunt.
Tom Brown was born on July 2, 1890 in Gallatin, Tennessee to Thomas Hartwell Brown, Senior and Annie Donelson Hunt.
Brown graduated from University with an M. Doctorate in 1913.
Brown was also a medical doctor. In his senior year he was awarded the title of "Bachelor of Ugliness," given to the most liked fellow on campus. Tom Brown was a prominent tackle on Dan McGugin"s Commodores football teams, selected All-Southern.
Bachelor of Ugliness
lieutenant was devised by Professor William H. Dodd in 1885.
In 1915, that honor was given to Brown. Pro football
In World War I he served in the Army Medical Corps as a lieutenant.
While interning at Street Vincent"s Hospital in, he played with the Maroons. Physician
"He had no peers in his orthopedic ability and contributed greatly to medicine." He was a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and President of the Lucas County Academy of Medicine.
As a freshman he took part in the scoreless tie of defending national champion Yale. One of the highest honors that a student could achieve was the "Bachelor of Ugliness", a title given to the male undergraduate student believed to be most representative of ideal young manhood and the class"s most popular member. While with them, according to author Emil Klosinski, he played a part in the worst loss ever suffered by legendary coach Knute Rockne, a 40 to 0 win in 1917 over the "South Bend Jolly Fellows Club.".
Brown was an avid member of the Rotary Club for more than 38 years.
