He died in an automobile accident at the age of 42. He had continued to be an active participant in the U. S. Corporate Games while working for Hughes Aircraft Company.[7]
benny, brown, baseball, player, baseball, benjamin, gene, brown, born, september, 1953, francisco, california, february, 1996, ontario, california, olympic, gold, medal, winner, 1976, 4x400, relay, running, second, teamed, with, herman, frazier, fred, newhouse. For the baseball player see Benny Brown baseball Benny Brown Benjamin Gene Brown born September 27 1953 San Francisco California February 1 1996 Ontario California was an Olympic gold medal winner in the 1976 4x400 Men s Relay running the second leg He teamed with Herman Frazier Fred Newhouse and Maxie Parks 1 Benny BrownPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1953 09 27 September 27 1953San Francisco CaliforniaDiedFebruary 1 1996 1996 02 01 aged 42 Ontario CaliforniaSportSportRunningCollege teamUCLAMedal record Men s athletics Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 4x400 m relay Previously he had finished in 6th place at 440 yards in a very tight finish at the 1971 CIF California State Meet while running for the now closed Sunnyvale High School California 2 Next he attended UCLA winning the 1975 NCAA Men s Outdoor Track and Field Championship at 440 yards 3 before finishing fourth in the United States Olympic Trials track and field which qualified him to run on the relay team 4 In 1979 Brown competed for the Athletes In Action under coach Maxie Parks winning the Meet of Champions 5 June 1992 Benny Brown at age 38 competed in the Masters So Cal Track and Field Championship winning the M35 100 amp 200 meter dash 6 He died in an automobile accident at the age of 42 He had continued to be an active participant in the U S Corporate Games while working for Hughes Aircraft Company 7 He was a part time coach for Cal State Fullerton s track team 8 References edit Benny Brown at Sports Reference California State Meet Results 1915 to present Hank Lawson Archived from the original on 2014 10 06 Retrieved 2012 12 25 Outdoor Track and Field Division I Men s PDF NCAA 2006 Hymans Richard 2008 The History of the United States Olympic Trials Track amp Field PDF USA Track amp Field Tustin News June 14 1979 1 Retrieved Dec 1 2020 National Masters News Aug 1992 PDF page 30 of 36 2 Retrieved Jan 10 2021 United States Corporate Athletics Association Archives Los Angeles Times External links editBen Brown Invitational 1990s to Present Ben Brown Invitational Meet Records as of end of 2015 Daily Bruin Community mourns loss of former UCLA track star LA Times Feb 1996 Olympian Benny Brown Dies nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benny Brown amp oldid 1223033412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
