He loved horses, basketball and building character. Robert Rankin Brown was born March 14^th, 1903 and died April 12^th, 1966. "Bob” was "Mr. Basketball” in Woodstock, coaching teams for 30 years, primarily Woodstock High School.

Noteworthy were Interscholastic Championships in 1938, 1940 and 1942, Maritime Juvenile wins in 1945 and 1947 and Dominion of Canada Juvenile Crown in 1946.

He was with the 1928 Senators for a Maritime Intermediate victory and in 1950 for an Eastern Canada Championship. In 1947 his Carleton County Vocational team won the provincial Junior Trophy.

Paradoxically, basketball was second to the race horses that he owned and trained.

Bob was a master phycologist who realized that every boy unlocked with a different key. HE would do anything to his boys, and educated them as gentlemen, earning their respect. He was a second father, friend and advisor to them all and is credited with the building not only basketball teams and athletes, but also character and men.

Robert "Bob” Brown was inducted into the N.B Sports Hall of Fame, Fredericton N.B on May 30^th, 1981.

~ INDUCTED AUGUST 26^th, 1995 ~