[1] His other brother Bob was the Minister at Queen's Cross Parish Church in Aberdeen from 1984 until his retirement in 2008.
He is a Cambridge University football Blue, having played three times against Oxford at Wembley, captaining the team on the third occasion.
Brown started his broadcasting career for BBC Radio Scotland before moving to Scottish Television where he became the main commentator between 1980 and 1990.
He has also commentated for Sky Sports, Setanta Sports, NTL, ITV on Digital, and News UK Ltd.[citation needed] In 1997, he was appointed General Manager of Celtic by Fergus McCann.
Reports suggested that the pair did not enjoy a harmonious working relationship, culminating in the resignation of Jansen after one successful season.