Billy Brown

Still a high school student when he competed at the 1936 Olympics, Billy Brown eventually won six AAU triple jump titles (1936-37, 1940-43). He was also AAU long jump champion from 1940-42, and won the NCAA long jump in 1941, competing for LSU. After graduating from LSU, he served in the Navy. Brown later joined Kaiser Aluminum and retired as a vice-president of that company in 1983. He was the founding chairman of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. He was inducted into a number of Halls of Fame: LSU Athletics, National High School Sports, Louisiana Sports, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, and the Lousiana Senior Sports.

Personal Bests: 100y – 9.5 (1940); 220y – 20.6s (1941); LJ – 7.74 (25-4¾) (1939); TJ – 15.53 (50-11½) (1941).