Ancil D. Brown
American football player and coach (1873–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ancil Delos Brown (September 19, 1873 – March 17, 1960) was an American football player and coach. He served as the co-head football coach with Jason B. Parrish at Syracuse University in 1903 and as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas from 1904 to 1905, compiling a career college football record of 11–15.[1] Brown was born in Freetown, New York in 1873.
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Born | (1873-09-19)September 19, 1873 Freetown, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 17, 1960(1960-03-17) (aged 86) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
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1900–1902 | Syracuse |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1903 | Syracuse |
1904–1905 | Arkansas |
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Overall | 11–15 |
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Brown was an alumnus of the Syracuse University and captained their 1902 football team.[2][3] He later worked as an attorney and was married to Lillian. He died in 1960 at his home in Syracuse, New York.[4]