TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES
LSU basketball coaching legend Dale Brown’s life will be celebrated in the very place he turned into the place to be in Baton Rouge during the 1970s and right up to the early 1990s – the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Brown, who was the Tigers’ coach from 1972-97 and took LSU to two Final Fours, two Elite Eight finishes and four Southeastern Conference regular season titles and the program’s last SEC Tournament title, passed away on Friday, Oct. 23, at age 90 in Baton Rouge at his home. He took over one year after the Assembly Center opened and soon began regularly filling the 13,215-seat arena that was nicknamed the “Deaf Dome” for the crowd noise. The “Front Row Lunatics” also became famous in the 1970s and ’80s for yelling at opponent players and coaches, particularly Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall.
The Celebration of Life for Brown will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and will be free and open to the public with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. The event will be streamed on SEC Network+ as well as the LSU Sports YouTube and Facebook pages.
Floor seating will be reserved for former players and guests of the Brown family. General public parking is recommended in lots 401 and 404, as well as other available lots surrounding the PMAC.
A funeral mass for Brown will be at the St. George Catholic Church at 7808 St. George Drive in Baton Rouge at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11. That is also open to the public.
There will also be a private celebration of Brown with friends, family and former players on that Wednesday afternoon before the funeral ceremony.
In lieu of flowers, the Brown family asks that donations be made to the “Dale Brown Scholarship Fund” under the stewardship of the Tiger Athletic Foundation at this link – https://lsusports.evenue.net/give/DBSF.
“Donations to the Dale Brown Scholarship Fund in honor of legendary Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dale Brown support a legacy of mentorship, bold leadership, and an unmatched standard of excellence. Honoring a visionary who was far more than a coach—a true champion for students and an unwavering advocate for LSU—these vital resources create a dual impact. The gifts are split equally, with 50 percent going to general university student academic scholarships and 50 percent to general student-athlete scholarships, carrying forward Coach Brown’s lifelong devotion to education, holistic development and the LSU community.”
Be the first to comment