Elwood Brown

Elwood Brown
Biographical details
Born(1883-04-09)April 9, 1883
Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 1924(1924-03-24) (aged 40)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1903–1906Wheaton (IL)
1905–1906Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall33–30–1

Elwood Stanley Brown (April 9, 1883 – March 24, 1924) was an American sports administrator, and basketball coach. As a leader in the YMCA, he promoted sports in the Philippines, helped establish the Far Eastern Games, and founded the first Boy Scout troops in the Philippines. He also helped organize the American Expeditionary Forces Games and the Inter-Allied Games. Brown worked closely with Pierre de Coubertin and the International Olympic Committee in propagating the Olympic Games through the YMCA.