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Hugh Brown Obituary


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  • Title Hugh Brown Obituary 
    Date 26 Jan 1985 
    Page 19 
    Periodical Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Place Philadelphia, PA 
    Source Type Newspaper 
    URL https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-obituary-for-h/165180704/ 
    Source ID S1497 
    Text 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.. 
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