Walter Augustine Brown (February 10, 1905 – September 7, 1964) was an American sports executive.

Walter Brown was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and attended Boston Latin from 1922 to 1923 and Phillips Exeter Academy from 1923 to 1926.

[citation needed] Brown ran the Celtics as a subsidiary of the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation until 1950, when he bought the team in his own name and took on former Providence Steamrollers owner Lou Pieri as a minority partner.

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[citation needed] Brown was honored by having the NBA championship trophy named after him after he died in 1964.