Walter A. Brown

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Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball executive
human
sports executive
awardReceived induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
businessFounded Boston Celtics (as an NBA franchise)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-02-10
dateOfDeath 1964-09-07
era 20th century
familyName Brown
gender male
givenName Walter
hallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
leagueAssociatedWith National Basketball Association
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
name Walter A. Brown
notableFor building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise
helping establish the National Basketball Association
occupation basketball executive
sports executive
placeOfBirth Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld owner of the Boston Celtics
president of the Boston Celtics
residence Massachusetts, United States
roleInOrganization key figure in the merger that formed the NBA
sport basketball
teamAssociatedWith Boston Celtics

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