Fred Brown

Fred Brown, born August 7, 1948, and nicknamed "Downtown Freddie Brown," was an American professional basketball player who played guard in the National Basketball Association. He graduated from Lincoln High School in downtown Milwaukee in 1967, where rival high schools gave him the nickname "Downtown Freddie" that followed him throughout his career. At Lincoln he led the school to two state titles, was named all-state twice, captained the 1967 team, and earned four prep letters, including one each in football and baseball. He went on to play college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, averaging 27.6 points per game in his senior season of 1971. That year he was selected by the Kentucky Colonels in the American Basketball Association draft and taken sixth overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1971 NBA draft. Brown played 13 seasons in the NBA, from 1971 to 1984, all with the Seattle SuperSonics. Known for his accurate outside shooting, he was selected to the 1976 NBA All-Star Game and scored 14,018 points over the course of his career.