Brown was the chief football writer for The Herald newspaper in Melbourne during the period 1945 to 1979.

He was noted for the very detailed match previews he wrote as a result of his ability to win the confidence and trust of club coaches.

Earlier in his career he covered federal politics in Canberra and was a crime reporter for The Star newspaper (which ceased publication in 1936).

His son, Bruce Brown, played for Melbourne and Essendon during the early 1970s.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1914 is a stub.