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Ted Browne
Biographical details
Bornc. 1914
Died(2002-02-02)February 2, 2002
Playing career
Football
1936–1939Wilberforce
Basketball
c. 1936–1940Wilberforce
Track and field
c. 1936–1940Wilberforce
PositionQuarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947Edward Waters
1949–1951Bethune–Cookman (backfield)
1952–1955Claflin
1956–1958Benedict
1959Livingstone
1960Elizabeth City State
1961Norfolk State (backfield)
1965–1968Oakwood Friends (NY)
Basketball
1961–1962Norfolk State (assistant)
1965–1968Oakwood Friends (NY)
Track and field
1965–1968Oakwood Friends (NY)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1965–1968Oakwood Friends (NY)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SEAC (1953)

Arthur W. "Ted" Browne (c. 1914 – February 2, 2002) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Edward Waters College (now known as Edward Waters University) in Jacksonville, Florida for one season, in 1947, Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina from 1952 to 1955, Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina from 1956 to 1958, Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina for one season, in 1959, and Elizabeth City State Teachers College (now known as Elizabeth City State University) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina for one season, in 1960.

A native of Woodbury, New Jersey, Browne attended Woodbury High School, where he competed in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He then moved on to Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio, were he lettered in football, basketball, and track before graduating in 1940. Browne also played for the Zulu Cannibal Giants, a Negro league baseball team in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] He played football at Wilberforce as a quarterback.[2]

Browne coached at his alma mater, Wilberforce, before he was hired as head football coach at Edward Waters in 1947.[3] He served as backfield coach at Bethune–Cookman College (now known as Bethune–Cookman University) in Daytona Beach, Florida under head football coach Bunky Matthews prior to being hired as head football coach at Claflin in 1952.[2] He was hired as the head football coach at Elizabeth City State in 1960, succeeding William B. Harris.[4] After a season at Elizabeth City State, Browne went to Norfolk State College—now known as Norfolk State University—in Norfolk, Virginia to work as backfield coach under head football coach Bill Archie.[5]

in 1965, Browne was appointed as the athletic director at the Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie New York.[1] He also coached football, basketball, and track and field at Oakwood until the school dropped football after the 1968 season.[6] He later earned a master's degree from Columbia University, and worked as an administrator for the public school system in Dutchess County, New York. Browne died of heart failure, at the age of 87, on February 2, 2002.[1]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Edward Waters Tigers () (1947)
1947 Edward Waters
Edward Waters:
Claflin Panthers (Southeastern Athletic Conference) (1952–1955)
1952 Claflin 4–5 3–2 3rd
1953 Claflin 6–3 5–0 1st
1954 Claflin 6–3 4–1
1955 Claflin 3–5 2–2
Claflin: 19–16 14–5
Benedict Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1956–1958)
1956 Benedict 4–3 2–3 T–11th
1957 Benedict 4–4 2–4 10th
1958 Benedict 5–5 3–3
Benedict: 13–12 7–10
Livingstone Blue Bears (Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1959)
1959 Livingstone 5–3–1 3–1–1 3rd
Livingstone: 5–3–1 3–1–1
Elizabeth City State Pirates (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1960)
1960 Elizabeth City State 1–7 1–7 16th
Elizabeth City State: 1–7 1–7
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Arthur "Ted" Browne". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. February 7, 2002. p. 4B. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ a b "Claflin Has New Coaches This Season". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. September 26, 1952. p. 2D. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Edward Waters To Have Fast Football Eleven". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. September 28, 1947. p. 35. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Arthur W. (Ted) Browne Named Head Coach At Elizabeth City". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 2, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Spartan Coach At Work". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. September 9, 1961. p. 24. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Oakwood School Drops Football". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. December 22, 1968. p. 2B. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.