Ricardo Brown (basketball)

For other people of the same name, see Ricardo Brown.

Ricardo Vidal Brown

Personal information
Born	(1957-05-22) May 22, 1957 Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
College	Centenary (1975–1976) Yavapai JC (1976–1977) Pepperdine (1978–1980) De La Salle (1982)
NBA draft	1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 59th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1980–1990
Position	Point guard
Number	23
Career history
1983–1987	Great Taste Coffee Makers
1988–1990	San Miguel Beermen
Career highlights and awards
PBA Rookie of the Year (1983) PBA Mythical Five (1983) PBA Most Valuable Player (1985) 4× PBA Mythical First Team (1984–1986, 1988) PBA Mythical Second Team (1987) PBA's 25 Greatest Players PBA Hall of Fame in 2009

Ricardo Vidal "Ricky" Brown (born May 22, 1957) is a former Filipino-American professional basketball player. His monikers were The Quick Brown Fox and Mister Fourth Qwerty.

Collegiate and amateur career

Brown played college ball at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he was All-West Coast his Junior and Senior years, and Southern California Player of the Year in 1979. He was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 3rd Round of the 1979 NBA Draft. He played for the Philippine National team-Northern Cement coached by Ron Jacobs in the 1980 Jones Cup in Taiwan, where the Philippines won the championship defeating Taiwan, Sweden, Italy, and the United States. Brown also played for the De La Salle Green Archers in 1982.

Professional career

Brown moved on to play professional basketball in the PBA in 1983, where he became the first-ever Filipino-American to play as a 'local' in the league. He was the 1983 Rookie of the Year and 1985 MVP. He was also included in the Mythical Five selection in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988. He played for the Great Taste Coffee Makers and the San Miguel Beermen, where he won a total of 7 championships during his PBA career. His ability to evade his defenders and score as well as pin point assists made him one of the best point guards in the PBA. He holds the All-time PBA career scoring average (23.1 ppg) and PBA All-time Best Assist Average (7.3 per game).

In 1989, the year of San Miguel's Grand Slam (three championships in one year), he was an integral member of a powerhouse squad that included future Hall of Famers Hector Calma, Samboy Lim, and Ramon Fernandez.

Retirement and later career

In 2000, Brown was named a member of the PBA's 25 Greatest Players. In 2009, he was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame along with former teammates Allan Caidic, Samboy Lim, and Hector Calma. He is now the Principal of Ross Middle School in Artesia, California, and is the first Filipino-American principal to be named in the ABC Unified School District.

Personal life

Browns's mother, the former Connie Vidal, is from Santa Cruz, Manila. Brown is married to the former Lorma Sahagun, a Filipina from Ilocos Norte, and has two sons, Justin and Kevan. Kevan was born in Cardinal Santos Hospital in San Juan, Greenhills, an affluent suburb of Metro Manila.

In other media

Brown founded the Quick Brown Fox is Ricardo Brown Institute of Typing circa 1984 (closed 1999 at the advent of personal computers in the Philippines). He also made a movie with the comedy king, Dolphy, in 1987 titled Action is Not Missing, which was an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival and a box-office hit.

External links

• Ricardo "The Quick Brown Fox" Brown (Official)