Earlene (Dennis) Brown (1935 - 1983)

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Earlene (Dennis) Brown is Notable.

Earlene represented the United States in shot put and discus in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics.

Earlene Brown was an American track and field and roller games athlete. She won a bronze medal in shot put at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.^[1]

Earlene Dennis was born on July 11th, 1935 in Latexo, Texas. She was the daughter of Willie Dennis and Espenola Tillis.^[2] In 1940, she and her mother lived in Port Neches, Texas.^[3] By 1950, her mother had married Julius Walker and they lived in Los Angeles, California.^[4]

Earlene married on December 29th, 1954 in Los Angeles, California.^[5] She had at least two sons.^[6][7]

Earlene was an Olympic athlete competing in shot put and discus. She competed in both events in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and in shot put alone in the 1964 Olympics. In 1960, she won the bronze medal in shot put. She also won a number of USA Track and Field Championships in shot put, discus, and baseball throw as well as winning the shot put and discus events in the 1959 Pan Am Games. She was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.^[8][9] After she stopped competing in track and field, Earlene began competing in roller games.^[7]

Earlene died on May 21st, 1983 in Los Angeles County, California.^[10] She was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park in Carson, California.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Earlene Brown
2. ↑ Social Security: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K49-HGT2 : accessed 27 Jan 2025), Earlene Dennis Brown, born 11 Jul 1935 in Latexo, Texas, United States, died May 1983.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," ED 123-118, Justice Precinct 7, Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas, USA; sheet 10B, family 202, Earlene Denis lodger in Frazier Barcley household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW27-XXH.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1950," ED 66-2488, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; sheet 3, dwelling 28, Earline Dennis in Julius Walker household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGK-1N9Z.
5. ↑ California, Marriage Certificate, Los Angeles County, license #16921, Earlene Dennis, 29 Dec 1954; citing book 3790, page 198; "California, County Marriages, 1849-1957," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K86N-692 : accessed 27 Jan 2025).
6. ↑ "Earlene Brown Will Quit Track," Corpus Christi Caller [Texas], 8 Jul 1960, page 1D; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-earlene-brow/164095529/ : accessed 27 Jan 2025).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Drew Larson, "A roller game queen who skates with fury," Anchorage Daily News [Alaska], 17 Jan 1974, page 9; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-daily-news-earlene-brown-rolle/164095822/ : accessed 27 Jan 2025).
8. ↑ Olympedia, "Earlene Brown," https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77769 : accessed 27 Jan 2025.
9. ↑ USA Track and Field, The National Track and Field Hall of Fame, Earlene Brown, https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/earlene-brown : accessed 27 Jan 2025.
10. ↑ "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG13-8CY : accessed 27 Jan 2025), Earline Brown, 21 May 1983, Los Angeles; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
11. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #248806820 : accessed 27 January 2025), Memorial page for Earlene Dennis Brown (11 Jul 1935-21 May 1983), citing Lincoln Memorial Park, Carson, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Pam (contributor 48523084).

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