Wilfred Bailey "Bill" Brown (August 2, 1922 – January 15, 2007) was an American professional basketball player in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).Bill Brown NBL stats
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on July 20, 2015. He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars and

Waterloo Hawks The Waterloo Hawks were a National Basketball League and National Basketball Association team based in Waterloo, Iowa. The Hawks remain the only sports franchise ever based in Iowa from any of the current Big Four Leagues. Franchise history ...

during the 1948–49 season. After a collegiate career at the University of Maryland, College Park, Brown was selected in the

1948 BAA draft The 1948 BAA draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 10, 1948, before the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA ...

by the

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as the 76th overall pick.1948 BAA Draft
basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on July 20, 2015. He pursued a career in the NBL, however, and played both the

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and

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positions.

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