Hall of Fame
Charles Harmon Brown's career began at Lafayette, where he was a Penn Relay qualifier in the 120 high hurdles in 1951 while helping guide the track and field team to a Mid-Atlantic Conference championship. He went on to win four hurdles titles at the conference championships from 1950-52 and stands as the league's record holder in the 120 high hurdles and the Lafayette record holder in the 120 high hurdles and 220 hurdles. He also boasted four top-three finishes at the AAU Indoor Championships (1949-52).
Brown's most notable accomplishments came after his Lafayette career. He served as a U.S.A. Track and Field (USATF) assistant coach from 1954-81, including during the 1968 and 1976 Olympics. Brown also coached four NCAA Div. II champions at East Bay College.
As the chair of the USATF Sports Science and Medical Committee (1985-2007), he helped develop international anti-doping standards with IAAF and established drug testing policy for LPGA. He also participated in influential studies that dispelled notions that women would be harmed by training and physical activity.
Brown was given the IAAF Veteran Pin for "meritorious service to the cause of world athletes" one of 18 awarded since 1928 and earned the Heliodoro and Pat Rico Life Achievement Award from USATF and the USATF Joseph Robinchaux Memorial Award for contributions to women's track and field. The long-time professor at UC-San Francisco died in 2009.
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