Fiske Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Fiske Brown

American football player, wrestler and track athlete

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1901

Place of Birth: Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 30-May-1978

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Fiske Brown

  • John Fiske Brown (June 13, 1901 – May 30, 1978) was an American athlete who participated in American football, wrestling and track and field.
  • He was a competitor in all three sports at Harvard University and a consensus All-American in football. Brown was raised in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and attended preparatory school at Andover where he was a member of the football, wrestling and track teams.As a guard for the Harvard Crimson football team, Browne was a consensus first-team selection for the 1921 College Football All-America Team.
  • He was also captain of Harvard's wrestling team and a competitor in the heavyweight class.
  • He was also the captain of the track and field team and a competitor in the shot put and hammer throw events.
  • He set a record in the hammer throw for international meets between Yale, Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge with a distance of 159 feet, 4-3/4 inches.

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