Vin Brown Explained

Vin Brown
Fullname:Edward Vincent Brown
Birth Date:5 February 1922
Birth Place:Warragul, Victoria
Originalteam:Thornbury CYMS
Debutdate:Round 4, 1941
Debutteam:Carlton
Debutopponent:North Melbourne
Debutstadium:Arden Street
Height:178 cm
Weight:73 kg
Statsend:1948
Years1:1941–1948
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:117 (4)

Edward Vincent Brown (5 February 1922 – 11 May 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.

Brown possessed exceptional pace, he was a Stawell Gift finalist in 1946,[1] and was used on the wing when he started out at Carlton during the 1941 VFL season. In his second season Brown began playing as a key defender to fill the gap left by players who were serving in the war. He went onto be full-back in Carlton's 1945 premiership side, and was considered best on ground in the grand final when he stood South Melbourne's star forward Laurie Nash.

Brown was a half back flanker in Carlton's next premiership, playing most of the Grand Final on Essendon's leading player Dick Reynolds. A twisted ankle sustained in the 1948 VFL season prompted Brown to announce his retirement.

His father Ted Brown was also a dual premiership player at Carlton, only Sergio and Stephen Silvagni have repeated this feat for the club.

His younger brother, John, also played for Carlton.

Death

He died on 11 May 1989.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. He finished fifth in the 1946 final, running off a handicap of 7 yards (Tommy Deane's Stawell Gift, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 24 April 1946), p.29.
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wZVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CZcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971%2C4171581 Funeral Notice: Brown, The Age, (Wednesday, 15 May 1989), p.21.