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  • Gordon Brown (American football)
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  • Francis Gordon "Skim" Brown (September 9, 1879 – May 10, 1911) was an American football player. He played football at Yale University from 1897 to 1900. In 1900, he captained the Yale football team which was referred to as the "Team of the Century". He was also an academic leader of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. After his college career, he entered the banking business, before he died from diabetes at age 31. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
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Birth Date
  • 1879-09-06
death place
Name
  • Gordon Brown
  • Brown, Gordon
Caption
  • Brown in his Yale uniform
Alternative Names
  • Brown, Francis Gordon
Height in
  • 3
imagewidth
  • 150
Date of Death
  • 1911-05-10
Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 192
Title
  • Gordon Brown—awards and honors
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death date
  • 1911-05-10
Place of Birth
  • New York City, New York
Place of death
  • Glen Head, New York
Height ft
  • 6
CollegeHOF
  • 90026
ID
  • 90026
Date of Birth
  • 1879-09-06
Short Description
  • American football player
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  • Francis Gordon "Skim" Brown (September 9, 1879 – May 10, 1911) was an American football player. He played football at Yale University from 1897 to 1900. In 1900, he captained the Yale football team which was referred to as the "Team of the Century". He was also an academic leader of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. After his college career, he entered the banking business, before he died from diabetes at age 31. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.