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 1*    Walter Brown 

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Position: - Born: 02/10/1905 Height: - Weight: - College: None

• Boston Latin (1922-23)
  
• Exeter (NH) Academy (1923-26)

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• Spearheaded the amalgamation of the NBL and the BAA into the NBA on June 6, 1946
  
• Founded the Boston Celtics in 1945 and served as co-owner and president
  
• Posthumously honored by the NBA when it named the championship trophy after him
  
• Elected Chairman of the Board of the Basketball Hall of Fame on November 1, 1961
  
• Organized the first college basketball doubleheaders at Boston Garden in 1944
  
• President of the Boston Garden (1937-64)
  
• President of the International Olympic Ice Federation
  
• Son of George V. Brown, originator of the Boston Marathon

Walter Brown's contribution to basketball was hardly minor. As general manager of the Boston Garden, Brown was a prime mover in forming the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the forerunner to the NBA. Brown was considered one of the country's foremost sports figures. He was instrumental in creating the Stanley Cup and in the amalgamation of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the BAA into the NBA. When Brown passed away in 1964, the NBA honored him by naming the championship trophy after him. Brown's biggest accomplishment was his involvement with the most storied franchise in NBA history, the Boston Celtics. Brown founded the Celtics in 1945 and served as co-owner and president. In June 1946, he helped formulate the National Basketball Association. When Brown passed away in 1964, the NBA honored him by naming the championship trophy after him. Brown was instrumental in the development of the Boston Celtics' organization, and served as co-owner and president. Brown's string of six NBA championships in seven years showed his shrewd business side, but he has been described as "down-to-earth, honest, and imaginative." Brown helped initiate the Ice Follies and the Ice Capades, and helped direct the Boston Marathon.

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