Gordon Brown
Athlete
1947 – 2001
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Who was Gordon Brown?
Gordon Lamont Brown was a Scottish international rugby union footballer. He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2001. His nickname is Broon frae Troon after his home town in west central Scotland. Brown played second row for West of Scotland, Scotland and the British Lions. He is often considered "Scotland's greatest second row." He was the younger brother of Peter Brown, the son of footballer John Brown, and the nephew of footballers Tom and Jim Brown.
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- Born
- Nov 1, 1947
Troon,South Ayrshire - Ethnicity
- Scottish people
- Lived in
- Troon,South Ayrshire
- Died
- Mar 19, 2001
Troon,South Ayrshire
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on July 23, 2013
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