John Young Brown (born December 14, 1951) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA). A forward, he played

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for the

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. He was a graduate of Dixon High School in Dixon, Missouri. Brown was selected for the 1972 Olympic team, but due to injury did not compete in the games. Brown was selected tenth overall in the

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by the

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, and was named to the 1974

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. His final season was split between the Hawks and the

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in 1979–80. Brown also played for the

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for one season and several years in Italy after leaving the NBA. He was also drafted by the

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in the second round of the 1973

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special circumstances draft as the final draft pick made under that franchise's old name; months after making that selection, the team would become the

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ever since then. On March 10, 2019, the University of Missouri retired Brown's number 50 jersey in a ceremony at halftime of their final home game of the 2018–19 season.

Career statistics

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Regular season

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Playoffs

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

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References

External links

NBA stats
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