Irv Brown
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Denver, Colorado
native sport
s broadcaster
Irv Brown has been called "Denver's go-to guy" for sports talk or sports action commentary.
Brown earned seven letters at North High School, where he starred in football
, basketball
and baseball
. He played basketball and baseball at the University of Northern Colorado
. After college, he coached football and baseball at Arvada High School
, and he also coached baseball at the University of Colorado
and Metro State College. From 1969 to 1977, Brown had a successful career as a basketball referee, officiating six Final Four
s. Brown served as commissioner of the Colorado Athletic Conference in the early 1990s.
Brown began his broadcasting career in the late 1970s on KHOW radio
. For the past 25 years he has been on the air with Joe Williams
, currently hosting the show The Fan. Brown and Williams later co-authored The Great Book of Denver Sports Lists.
Brown was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
in 1997, and in 2007 he was named the new commissioner of the MCBL (Mountain Collegiate Baseball League).
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
native sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s broadcaster
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
Irv Brown has been called "Denver's go-to guy" for sports talk or sports action commentary.
Brown earned seven letters at North High School, where he starred in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. He played basketball and baseball at the University of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Colorado
-Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...
. After college, he coached football and baseball at Arvada High School
Arvada High School
Arvada High School is a public secondary school operated by Jefferson County School District R-1 in Arvada, Colorado, United States.-Demographics:Arvada High constitutes following racial demographics:-History:...
, and he also coached baseball at the University of Colorado
Colorado Buffaloes
The University of Colorado Boulder sponsors 16 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's team are called the Buffaloes or Golden Buffaloes . "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993...
and Metro State College. From 1969 to 1977, Brown had a successful career as a basketball referee, officiating six Final Four
Final four
Final Four isa sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably NCAA Division I college basketball tournaments. The term usually refers to the four teams who compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final round...
s. Brown served as commissioner of the Colorado Athletic Conference in the early 1990s.
Brown began his broadcasting career in the late 1970s on KHOW radio
KHOW
KHOW is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format to the Denver-Boulder, USA area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and features programing from Westwood One, Premiere Radio Networks and ABC Radio....
. For the past 25 years he has been on the air with Joe Williams
Joe Williams
Joe Williams may refer to:* Cyclone Joe Williams , Negro Leagues baseball pitcher, a.k.a. "Smokey Joe" Williams* Joe Williams , achieved prominence in the late 1950s* Big Joe Williams , delta blues singer...
, currently hosting the show The Fan. Brown and Williams later co-authored The Great Book of Denver Sports Lists.
Brown was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame was incorporated on November 4, 1964.The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Museum opened in August 2001. It is located at Gate #1 on the west side of Invesco Field at Mile High, in Denver, Colorado....
in 1997, and in 2007 he was named the new commissioner of the MCBL (Mountain Collegiate Baseball League).