| 词条 | Mario Brown |
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Mario Brown (c.1951 – October 5, 2002), known as "Bro' Rap", was the first African-American men's basketball player at Texas A&M University. Early yearsMario Brown attended Parker High School in Chicago, Illinois. As a senior, Brown was named the most valuable player of the school's basketball team and earned all-district honors. He was also president of the school's student council and played on the baseball team.[1] After graduating from high school, Brown played basketball for two years for Kennedy-King Junior College in Chicago.[1] Texas A&M UniversityBrown was recruited by Texas A&M coach Shelby Metcalf, who travelled to Chicago, Illinois to personally ask Brown to attend the school. Brown played for two seasons at A&M, starting in 51 games and averaging 14 points and 4.3 assists per game. In his first season, 1971–1972, Brown earned second team All-Southwest Conference honors, leading A&M with a 16.9 scoring average in conference play and helping the team to a 16-10 record. The following year, his senior year, Brown was selected as team co-captain, and averaged 13.4 points and 4 assists per game as the Aggies ranked second in the Southwest Conference and finished with a 17-9 record.[1] Brown was a very fast player with a great crossover dribble.[1] Later yearsBrown died of lung cancer one month after his diagnosis in 2002.[2] He was survived by his wife, Myrtle, and several children,[1] including Nick Brown, a USA Junior National Champion in track and field who has had much success in track and field at the University of Illinois.[2] Sergio Brown former standout Safety for the University of Notre Dame Football Team. Now a new member of the NFL Patriots. {{cite web | last = | first =| authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Sergio Brown Biography | work = | publisher = New England Patriots | date= September 10, 2010 | url = http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=34194 doi + |accessdate=August 14, 2010}} References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=First African American to play basketball at A&M dies of cancer |work= |publisher=Bryan-College Station Eagle |date=October 10, 2002 |url=http://www.theeagle.com/aandmnews/101002basketball.htm |doi= |accessdate=February 19, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230231449/http://www.theeagle.com/aandmnews/101002basketball.htm |archivedate=December 30, 2006 |deadurl=yes |df= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Mario}}2. ^1 {{cite web | last = Murray | first = Troy | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Illini track star Nick Brown perseveres amid tragedies | work = | publisher = DailyIllini.com | date = December 5, 2006 | url = http://media.www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2006/12/05/Sports/Illini.Track.Star.Nick.Brown.Perseveres.Amid.Tragedies-2522019.shtml | doi = | accessdate = February 19, 2007 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214242/http://media.www.dailyillini.com/media/storage/paper736/news/2006/12/05/Sports/Illini.Track.Star.Nick.Brown.Perseveres.Amid.Tragedies-2522019.shtml | archivedate = September 27, 2007 | df = }} 5 : 2002 deaths|Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players|Deaths from lung cancer|1951 births|American men's basketball players |
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