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Adam Brown (ice hockey)

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Adam Brown
Born (1920-02-04)February 4, 1920
Johnstone, SCO, GBR
Died August 9, 1960(1960-08-09) (aged 40)
Height 5 ft 09 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1941–1952

Adam "The Flying Scotsman" Brown (February 4, 1920, in Johnstone, Scotland – August 9, 1960) was a Scottish Canadian ice hockey forward. His son Andy also played in the National Hockey League as a goaltender.

Brown started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1942. He would also play with the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins. He would leave the NHL after the 1952 season. He won the Stanley Cup in 1943 with the Detroit Red Wings.

He died in a car accident on August 9, 1960.