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Accept good advice gracefully--as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first place.
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Birth: | 13th November, 1935 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Basketball Player |
Gene Brown is a retired American basketball player. He was an All-American at the University of San Francisco and was a significant player on their undefeated 1956 NCAA championship team. Brown was a key reserve for the Dons' 1955–56 team, which went undefeated and won their second straight NCAA championship. Brown made the most of his opportunity, scoring 16 points in the NCAA championship game against Iowa. After his basketball career ended, Brown went into careers working with young people in sports and law enforcement. He was San Francisco's first African-American sheriff.
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