Gordon Brown Rugby
Gordon lamont brown 1 november 1947 19 march 2001 was a scottish rugby union footballer.
Gordon brown rugby. The son of a scottish goalkeeping father and international hockey playing mother the 6ft 5in brown was a formidable set piece forward with surprising skills with ball in hand. Nicknamed broon frae troon ie. Brown from troon after his home town in west central scotland.
James gordon brown honfrse born 20 february 1951 is a british politician who was prime minister of the united kingdom and leader of the labour party from 2007 to 2010he served as chancellor of the exchequer from 1997 to 2007brown was a member of parliament mp from 1983 to 2015 first for dunfermline east and later for kirkcaldy and cowdenbeath. News of the prognosis on. Gordon brown played for the marr side and the glasgow based west of scotland club.
The 6ft 5in 16st forward made an instant impact on his international debut against south africa at murrayfield in. A doctoral graduate brown read history at. Gordon lamont brown 1 november 1947 19 march 2001 was a scottish international rugby union footballer.
Brownbirth registered octoberdecember 1930 age 8081 in leedsdistrict is an englishformer professional rugby league world cupwinning footballer of the 1950s and 60s and coachof the 1960s who at representative level has played for great britain and at club level for leeds and keighley playing at stand offfive eighth ie. 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. Gordon brown who has died of cancer aged 53 had a memorable rugby career capped 30 times for scotland at lock forward and touring three times with the british lions and a soccer pedigree.
His nickname is broon frae troon ie. Rugby lost one of its great characters when gordon brown died of cancer in 2001 at the age of 53. Gordon brown the scotland rugby legend has been told by doctors that his cancer has reached an incurable stage and that he may only have upwards of two months to live.
Number 6 and at club level has coached for keighley. He was inducted into the international rugby hall of fame in 2001. Gordon brown left in the rugby team forty three years after a rugby accident left gordon brown blind in one eye the identity of the man whose stray boot may have injured him has.