Harold (Hatch) Brown
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Sport:
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Year
Graduated: 1959
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Inducted: 1986 |
Harold "Hatch" Brown distinguished himself as
a member of the Boston University Sailing team in the late
1950s. Brown's list of individual accomplishments is a long
one and the accomplishments of the sailing team during the
three years he captained the Terriers is just as impressive.
A skipper in A division, Brown won the division title at
the New England championships his junior year, 1958. His senior
year, Brown dominated collegiate sailing by successfully defending
his New England division title, winning the New England Singlehanded
Championship, and winning the A Division at the national championships.
Brown became the team captain his sophomore year. The Terriers
won the New England Team Racing title that season, finished
second at the New Englands, and third at the national championships.
His junior year, the Terriers were third in New England and
his senior year, Boston University took second at both the
New England and national championships.
Following graduation in 1959 from the College of Business
Administration, Brown continued to sail competitively and
won numerous titles. As a coach, he led the U.S. team to the
Women's World Sailing Championships in Holland in 1978. He
served as head sailing coach at MIT and sailing master at
MIT. In 1978, he received the Harry Cleverly Memorial Award.
Brown is the second sailor in Boston University history to
gain election to the Intercollegiate Sailing Hall of Game.
Brown's classmate, Wally Everest, is the other.
