Doris Brown was born on September 17, 1942 in Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

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Brown went to Peninsula High School

Peninsula High School

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 in Gig Harbor, Washington

Gig Harbor, Washington

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, graduating in 1960. She then attended Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions, located on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1891 by the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary...

 in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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 where she earned a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 in 1964 and a M.S.

Master of Science

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 in 1971.

In 1966, Brown became the first women to run a sub-5 minute mile indoors, clocking 4:52. At one point in her career she held every women’s national and world record from 440 yards up through one mile. Brown is perhaps best remembered for her five victories in the International Cross Country Championships (1967–1971), and she also represented the United States at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics games. In 1976, Brown won the Vancouver International Marathon

Vancouver Marathon

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 and placed second in the New York City Marathon

New York City Marathon

The New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 45,103 finishers in 2010...

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She coached track and cross country at Seattle Pacific University for four decades.
Brown was the second female inducted into U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

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 Hall of Fame in 1999 and was inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame

National Distance Running Hall of Fame

The National Distance Running Hall of Fame was established on July 11, 1998, to honor those who have contributed to the sport of distance running...

in 2002.