University Southern California Trojans
Oscar Brown, All-American and Member of 1966 College World Series Team, Dies at 74
June 12, 2020 | Baseball, Features
LOS ANGELES – Oscar Brown, who led the USC Baseball team to a College World Series appearance in 1966 and earned All-America second team honors, died at his home in Carson last week at the age of 74.
Brown was the brother of another USC great, Willie Brown, who played football and baseball for the Trojans, and a member of an iconic Southern California sports family, with his brother Ollie also playing 13 years in the Major Leagues. Oscar died of complications from old age on June 3. Service information is still pending.
After leading the 1966 USC baseball team on a deep run at the College World Series, Brown was selected in the first round of the MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves. He would make his Major League debut in 1969, playing alongside the likes of Hank Aaron and Dusty Baker with the Braves until a knee injury cut his career short in 1973. Brown played in a total of 160 games during his five-year MLB career.
In his lone season at USC, Brown led the Trojans with a .340 batting average, stole a team high 12 bases, and posted nine homers and 36 RBI. He was named to the All-Conference first team and All-America second team. The 1966 Trojans went 42-9 that year, falling to eventual champions Ohio State in the semifinals of the College World Series. Prior to his time at USC, Brown was a standout athlete at Long Beach Poly High School like his two older brothers.
Following his playing career, Brown worked as a lab technician at the Texaco Refinery in Wilmington until he retired in 2007.
Brown is survived by his wife, Janice; his daughters Jeannine Cofield, Tiffani Brown and Imani Brown; and four grandchildren, Timothy Cofield, William Brown, Braxton Brown and Kennedy Cofield.
Brown was the brother of another USC great, Willie Brown, who played football and baseball for the Trojans, and a member of an iconic Southern California sports family, with his brother Ollie also playing 13 years in the Major Leagues. Oscar died of complications from old age on June 3. Service information is still pending.
After leading the 1966 USC baseball team on a deep run at the College World Series, Brown was selected in the first round of the MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves. He would make his Major League debut in 1969, playing alongside the likes of Hank Aaron and Dusty Baker with the Braves until a knee injury cut his career short in 1973. Brown played in a total of 160 games during his five-year MLB career.
In his lone season at USC, Brown led the Trojans with a .340 batting average, stole a team high 12 bases, and posted nine homers and 36 RBI. He was named to the All-Conference first team and All-America second team. The 1966 Trojans went 42-9 that year, falling to eventual champions Ohio State in the semifinals of the College World Series. Prior to his time at USC, Brown was a standout athlete at Long Beach Poly High School like his two older brothers.
Following his playing career, Brown worked as a lab technician at the Texaco Refinery in Wilmington until he retired in 2007.
Brown is survived by his wife, Janice; his daughters Jeannine Cofield, Tiffani Brown and Imani Brown; and four grandchildren, Timothy Cofield, William Brown, Braxton Brown and Kennedy Cofield.
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