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Benny Brown

1953 - 1996

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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 4 × 400 Men's Relay running the second leg. He teamed with Herman Frazier, Fred Newhouse and Maxie Parks. 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). Next he attended UCLA, winning the 1975 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship at 440 yards, before finishing fourth in the United States Olympic Trials (track and field) which qualified him to run on the relay team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Brown is the 2,047th most popular athlete (up from 2,253rd in 2019), the 11,030th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,169th in 2019) and the 360th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Benny Brown ranks 2,047 out of 6,025. Before him are Wolfgang Hanisch, Volker Fischer, Charles Dumas, Primož Kozmus, Lorraine Crapp, and Frank Henry. After him are Mary Peters, Marian Dudziak, Bruno Söderström, Andrzej Badeński, Christiane Wartenberg, and Angelika Bahmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Benny Brown ranks 517. Before him are Lesli Linka Glatter, Rob Bailey, Amy Hill, Naoto Satō, Gábor Gergely, and Peter Baumann. After him are Pavel Pinigin, Desiré Wilson, Vladimir Rushailo, Marc Berdoll, Deborah Raffin, and Pierre Bastien. Among people deceased in 1996, Benny Brown ranks 321. Before him are Eleazar de Carvalho, Mark Lenard, Øivind Holmsen, Petre Steinbach, Hillevi Rombin, and Jack Weston. After him are Bai Yang, Willi Heeks, Julio Bolbochán, Barbara Jordan, David Tudor, and Gulab Bai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benny Brown ranks 11,032 out of 20,380. Before him are Shelley Berman (1925), James Shaffer (1970), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (1961), Mike Vogel (1979), Harvey Kurtzman (1924), and Sheb Wooley (1921). After him are Neil Burger (1963), Roger Bart (1962), Carl Knowles (1910), Jack Casady (1944), Kim Delaney (1961), and Diamond Dallas Page (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Benny Brown ranks 360. Before him are Marion Roper (1910), James Dunbar (1930), Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), Gwen Torrence (1965), Charles Dumas (1937), and Frank Henry (1909). After him are Isabelle Daniels (1937), Norvel Lee (1924), Meredith Colket (1878), Evelyne Hall (1909), Sammy Lee (1920), and Billy Mills (1938).

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