Club career
Brown began his club career in 1950, playing with his father's amateur team, Greenport United, in the Connecticut State Amateur League, which his father had founded. In 1951, Greenport won the league title. In 1952, George signed with the New York Americans of the American Soccer League (ASL). However, the team released him due to his small size. He then signed with the New York German-Hungarians of the German American Soccer League (GASL) in 1953. At that time the German-Hungarians, although playing in a small regional league, boasted some of the top U.S. players, including John Souza, Walter Bahr and Joe Maca, all future members of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. This collection of talent paid off for the German-Hungarians as they took three consecutive league titles and the 1956 New York State Cup. In 1953, Brown was the league's MVP. As Brown proved himself in the GASL, the New York Americans tried to sign him but, having been turned down earlier, he refused. Instead, in 1957, he joined the Elizabeth Falcons, also known as the Polish Falcons, of the ASL. However, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the season. Even with an injury shortened season, he led the ASL with thirteen goals. He began the 1957–1958 season, but was unable to play any significant time. With a professional career no longer possible, Brown was forced to look towards other fields.
Coaching
Brown gained his first coaching experience just after graduating from high school when he returned to coach his alma mater to a County Championship in 1955. Later, when an employee of Exxon, he coached youth soccer in Houston, Colorado and New Jersey. He also helped develop soccer associations in Houston and Colorado. After he retired, he and his wife operated tourist cottages in Nova Scotia. Brown continued to coach youth soccer, even in retirement and in 1993, he led the local Cabot Junior/Senior High School girls soccer team to the Provincial Championship.
Brown was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1995. [2] He and his father, Jim Brown, are the only father and son who have been inducted, as Players, into the Hall of Fame. Both he and George were also inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame and the New England Soccer Hall of Fame.
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