Norman Brown (6 August 1943 – 1 December 2022)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.
[2] However, playing in an era when Fitzroy sides were not very strong, Brown, along with Kevin Murray, were outstanding players, between them winning all possible 10 best and fairest awards during the 1960s.
[3] On 6 July 1963, playing as a resting back-pocket ruckman, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.
Brown served in this position for four seasons, and led the club to premierships in 1974, 1976 and 1977, plus the 1977 Centenary Cup competition.
[2] Playing career: 1962 – 1973 (181 games; 77 goals; 21 Brownlow votes) [3][4] A 191 cm ruckman, Brown won three successive Fitzroy best and fairest awards and was named in the forward line in their Team of the Century.