Norman Edgar Brown (October 10, 1890 – March 31, 1958) was an American sportswriter and sports editor for the Central Press Association.

At the time of the 1910 United States Census, Brown was living with his parents in Cleveland, Ohio, working as a newspaper reporter.

In 1926, he launched an effort to have the fans select the All-American team by taking a "country-wide poll of football followers.

[8] In addition to his work as a newspaper reporter and editor, Brown was active in politics.

He was the campaign publicist for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harold Hitz Burton when he ran for mayor of Cleveland in 1935.