Lorn Brown (September 18, 1938 – June 24, 2010) was a sports broadcaster who worked for baseball's AAA Iowa Oaks 1973–1974 (St. Louis Cardinals September 1974 fill-in), Chicago White Sox (1976–1979, 1983–1988), Milwaukee Brewers (1980–1981), and New York Mets (1982), among other jobs. He once said that he changed the spelling of his first name from Lorne to Lorn because he didn't want to be confused with the actor Lorne Greene.[1]
Brown's career included working alongside such baseball broadcasters as Harry Caray, Bob Uecker, and Bob Murphy, each a recipient of the prestigious Ford C. Frick Award, the highest honor in the field. While a member of the Mets' TV broadcast team (WOR Channel 9), many Mets fans referred to him as "The Professor" because of his appearance[citation needed]; beside his greying beard and glasses, he would often choose to wear a vest or a Tweed Jacket on air. He was replaced in the Mets booth by Tim McCarver, who would go on to become the highest-profile baseball broadcaster of his generation and winner of the Ford Frick award.
According to Daniel Okrent, his work alongside Uecker could be strained:
Long baseball seasons demanded humor, and Uecker provided it. With the players, he was always charming; at other times, though, he could be brutally cold, as he was to his radio-booth partner from the year before, Lorn Brown. When Brown was doing the play-by-play, Uecker would turn off his mike, making himself inaccessible to a desperate Brown, a decent, earnest, and rather unimaginative man who couldn't easily make it through an inning without the help of a partner. Brown was stolid, plodding, hung up on statistics. He was also painfully ill at ease among ball players, and Uecker disdained him for it.[2]
Brown's basketball work included Bradley U., Drake U, Big 10, ACC, Missouri Valley, Notre Dame and Metro Conf. TV networks[3] as well as TV announcer for the Chicago Bulls 1974-1978.[4] Brown is a member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.[5]
Brown also turned his baritone voice toward work in the commercial voice-over field, narrating commercials for Budweiser beer, Ace Hardware, and the National Football League, among others. He was represented by Grossman & Jack Talent, Inc.
Brown died from apparent heart failure on June 24, 2010 at the age of 71.[4]
References
^Liptak, Mark. "Flashing Back... ...with Jimmy Piersall." White Sox Interactive. [1].
^Okrent, Daniel. Nine Innings: The Anatomy of Baseball As Seen Through the Playing of a Single Game. Mcgraw-Hill Book Co. New York. 1985.
^"Former White Sox announcer Lorn Brown dies."[2], Sports Illustrated. 6/26/1010.
^ abOscar Avila (June 26, 2010). "Former Sox, Bulls announcer Lorn Brown dies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
lorn, brown, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2009, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lorn Brown news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lorn Brown September 18 1938 June 24 2010 was a sports broadcaster who worked for baseball s AAA Iowa Oaks 1973 1974 St Louis Cardinals September 1974 fill in Chicago White Sox 1976 1979 1983 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 1980 1981 and New York Mets 1982 among other jobs He once said that he changed the spelling of his first name from Lorne to Lorn because he didn t want to be confused with the actor Lorne Greene 1 Brown s career included working alongside such baseball broadcasters as Harry Caray Bob Uecker and Bob Murphy each a recipient of the prestigious Ford C Frick Award the highest honor in the field While a member of the Mets TV broadcast team WOR Channel 9 many Mets fans referred to him as The Professor because of his appearance citation needed beside his greying beard and glasses he would often choose to wear a vest or a Tweed Jacket on air He was replaced in the Mets booth by Tim McCarver who would go on to become the highest profile baseball broadcaster of his generation and winner of the Ford Frick award According to Daniel Okrent his work alongside Uecker could be strained Long baseball seasons demanded humor and Uecker provided it With the players he was always charming at other times though he could be brutally cold as he was to his radio booth partner from the year before Lorn Brown When Brown was doing the play by play Uecker would turn off his mike making himself inaccessible to a desperate Brown a decent earnest and rather unimaginative man who couldn t easily make it through an inning without the help of a partner Brown was stolid plodding hung up on statistics He was also painfully ill at ease among ball players and Uecker disdained him for it 2 Brown s basketball work included Bradley U Drake U Big 10 ACC Missouri Valley Notre Dame and Metro Conf TV networks 3 as well as TV announcer for the Chicago Bulls 1974 1978 4 Brown is a member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame 5 Brown also turned his baritone voice toward work in the commercial voice over field narrating commercials for Budweiser beer Ace Hardware and the National Football League among others He was represented by Grossman amp Jack Talent Inc Brown died from apparent heart failure on June 24 2010 at the age of 71 4 References Edit Liptak Mark Flashing Back with Jimmy Piersall White Sox Interactive 1 Okrent Daniel Nine Innings The Anatomy of Baseball As Seen Through the Playing of a Single Game Mcgraw Hill Book Co New York 1985 Former White Sox announcer Lorn Brown dies 2 Sports Illustrated 6 26 1010 a b Oscar Avila June 26 2010 Former Sox Bulls announcer Lorn Brown dies Chicago Tribune Retrieved 2010 06 27 Ibid External links EditLorn Brown Obituary Legacy com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lorn Brown amp oldid 1100023173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
