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Paul "Sandy" Brown

  • Class
    1970
  • Induction
    2006
  • Sport(s)
    Swimming
  • A native of York, Pennsylvania, Sandy Brown came to Randolph-Macon College as a student in 1966. A history major, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970. Brown went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in international studies from The American University in Washington, D.C. in 1974.
  • Brown was a four-year letterwinner and three-year captain on the men’s swimming team. During his four seasons, Brown set and reset multiple school records. They included: the 100, 200 and 400 individual medley; the 100 and 200 backstroke; the 100 and 200 breaststroke; the 200 butterfly; the 500 freestyle; and the 400 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. He was a Mason-Dixon Conference champion in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. His senior season, Brown set a state record in the 400 individual medley.
  • Brown closed out his career that year by participating in the NCAA Division II Championships in Michigan, placing 17th in the 400 IM.
  • Two of Brown’s individual R-MC records still stand: the 200 backstroke (2:10.70) and the 400 individual medley (4:44.60). In addition, he was a member of a 400 medley relay team which still holds a school record (3:59.50). All three of the records were set February 19, 1970. The Randolph-Macon team had a 26-13 record during Brown’s time as a Yellow Jacket.
  • In addition to his success in the pool, Brown was a Dean’s List student and a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society, the Pi Gamma Mu social sciences honor society and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He was also recognized in Who’s Who Among American College and University Students and was on the R-MC judicial counsel.
  • Brown served in the United States Army in Vietnam from 1970 to 1972. Currently, he is a senior program analyst in the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Achievement and School Accountability office. Brown remained active in athletics, as he competed as a runner in numerous road races as well as triathlons. He also serves as a swim meet referee, starter, and stroke and turn judge in the Montgomery County (Md.) Swim League.
  • Brown’s wife is Suzanne Hubbard, and they have two children – a 28-year-old son, Peter, and a 15-year-old daughter, Renee. He lives in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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