BROWN, Hugh^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1906 - 1985  (78 years)

• Name	BROWN, Hugh
  Birth	28 Sep 1906	Gourock, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	14 May 1911	Ellis Island, MS Columbia, Gourock Scotland   [5, 6]
  Residence	1920	Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York   [1]
  Residence	1930	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [2]
  Award	30 Jul 1983	Professional Football Hall of Fame - Dick McCann Memorial Award   [7, 8]
  	Award
  Obituary	From Philadelphia Daily News, 24 Jan 1985: Sportswriter Hugh Brown; Covered Eagles Newspaper columnist Hugh Brown, who covered Philadelphia sports for two decades died yesterday. He was 76. Brown worked as a wire editor for the Philadelphia Record before its acquisition by the now-defunct Bulletin. At the Bulletin, Brown held a number of posts but specialized in covering the Eagles. He retired in the mid-1970s. He also helped former Eagles quarterback and coach Norm Van Brocklin write a book on how to throw a forward pass. Brown, a resident of Savannah, Tenn, is survived by his second wife, Virginia; his sone, Noel; and a daughter, Nancy Daughterty. From the Philadelphia Inquirer, 26 Jan 1985: Hugh Brown, 78, former columnist and assistant sports editor of the Evening Bulletin, died Wednesday in Savannah, Tenn. He moved there after retiring in 1971. A veteran of the business, he had worked for a number of newspapers, including the Chicago Sun and the Hartford Courant. He joined the staff of the Philadelphia Record in 1936, and he was the paper's telegraph editor when it ceased operation in 1948. He moved to the Bulletin. He covered the Philadelphia Eagles for the newspaper for more than 20 years. He retired shortly after he was taken off the beat. Surviving are his wife, Virginia; son, Noel; daughter, Nancy Dougherty; three grandchildren; two sisters, and a brother. Services are today at the Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah. He will be buried there..  [4, 9]
  Occupation	Sportswriter, Philadelphia Bulletin (as well as other roles at various newspapers)  [4]
  Death	23 Jan 1985	Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, United States of America   [3, 4]
  Burial	Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, United States of America   [10]
  Person ID	I588	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	BROWN, Joseph,   b. 15 Jan 1869, Greenoch, Scotland d. 27 May 1957, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA (Age 88 years)
  Mother	JOHNSTON, Isabelle Adams,   b. Mar 1875, Greenoch, Scotland d. Abt 1972, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1903
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  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	ZAUCHE, Hazel Dell,   b. 23 Jun 1909, Springfield, Hampden, MA, USA d. 29 Mar 2001, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 91 years)
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown  [11]
  Children	1. BROWN, Noel Brookes   2. BROWN, Nancy June,   b. 27 Apr 1936, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, PA USA d. 25 May 2001, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Cumberland PA USA (Age 65 years)
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  		Brown-Doughtery-Family
  Family ID	F731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia
  Family ID	F3431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Sep 1906 - Gourock, Scotland Immigration - 14 May 1911 - Ellis Island, MS Columbia, Gourock Scotland Residence - 1920 - Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York Residence - 1930 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Death - 23 Jan 1985 - Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, United States of America Burial - - Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, United States of America  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  		Hugh-Brown-Letter-Xmas-1983 Letter from Hugh Brown to Jack & Sally Byrne from 1983, following his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier that year. Gives a great flavor for Hugh Brown’s personality.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. [S17] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, ED 51, roll 910, page , image 198.0. [S122] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Online publication - Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.Original data - Social Security Adminisration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. [S844] Sportswriter Hugh Brown; Covered Eagles. [S50] Ship's manifest, ellisisland.org. [S419] New York Passenger Lists 1897-1957, Ship = Columbia, Arrival = 14 May 1911, Name = Hugh Brown, Age = 4, Occu = Nil, Read = N, Write = N, Nationality = Scotish, Race = Scotch, Last place = Scotland, Gourock, going to Janet Johnston 3 Houston Street. [S108] Pro Football Hall of Fame. [S845] Brown Is Award Winner . [S1497] Hugh Brown Obituary. [S1497] Hugh Brown Obituary, Services are today at the Shackelford Funeral Home in Savannah. He will be buried there..-. [S844] Sportswriter Hugh Brown; Covered Eagles, Brown, a resident of Savannah, Tenn, is survived by his second wife, Virginia; his sone, Noel; and a daughter, Nancy Daugherty. .