[1] Brown was drafted three times by major league teams, first by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1965, then by the Boston Red Sox in 1966, before finally signing with the Cubs on June 20, 1966.

[1] He allowed one run in two innings of work, retiring opposing pitcher Dock Ellis on a line drive back to the mound for the final out of his debut.

[3] Brown's first television role was uncredited as a police officer on a 1964 episode of Arrest and Trial titled "The Black Flower", courtesy of his brother Calvin.

[5] Other career highlights included working as a stunt double for Morgan Freeman in three films: Along Came a Spider (2001), The Sum of All Fears (2002) and Dreamcatcher (2003).

Brown was the stunt coordinator on seven motion pictures: The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1975), Scarface (1983), Action Jackson and Miracle at Beekman's Place (1988), Graffiti Bridge (1990), House Party 3 (1994), Sudden Death (1995), Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) and The Relic (1997).

His baseball background was helpful for Bingo Long, in which he worked both as stunt coordinator and as All-Stars third baseman Emory "Champ" Chambers;[1] according to his wife Lois, it was one of his favorite films.