Andrew John Brown (20 February 1936 – 15 April 2022)[3] was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
[4] An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative five-eighth, and later lock forward, he played club football in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership, captaining Newtown and later Penrith in their inaugural season.
[5] While playing in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for the Newtown club,[6] Brown gained representative selection in the City, New South Wales and Australian teams.
[7] He was selected for the first two tests against Great Britain but missed the decider due to injury.
For the Newtown Jets' centenary celebrations the club named its "Team of the Century" (1908–2008) which included Brown as a five-eighth.