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Gordon Brown

Scootish rugby player

Died when: 53 years 138 days (640 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Gordon Brown

Gordon Lamont Brown (1 November 1947 – 19 March 2001) was a Scottish rugby union footballer.Nicknamed "Broon frae Troon" (i.e.Brown from Troon, his home town), Brown is considered one of Scotland's greatest-ever rugby players.

Playing as a second row forward, he was an integral part of Scotland's tight five during the early 1970s, along with Ian McLauchlan, Sandy Carmichael, Frank Laidlaw and Alastair McHarg, which became known collectively as the Mean Machine.

He also represented the British and Irish Lions on three tours with distinction.Brown was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2001, which later integrated with the World Rugby Hall of Fame, into which he was inducted in 2015.

He was also an inductee to the Scottish Rugby Union Hall of Fame in 2010.


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