# Steve Brown (curler)

Steve Brown (born November 22, 1946) is an American curler and curling coach.
He is a 1986 and 1991 World Men's bronze medallist and a three time United States men's curling champion (1982, 1986, 1991).

## Awards

* United States Curling Hall of Fame: 1998
* U.S. Olympic Committee Curling Coach of the Year: 1996
* USA Curling Coach of the Year: 2012, 1996

## Teams
### Men's

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
| 1979–80 | Steve Brown | Ed Sheffield | George Godfrey | Vince Fitzgerald | | | |
| 1981–82 | Steve Brown | Ed Sheffield | Huns Gustrowsky | George Godfrey | | Elgie Noble | USMCC 1982 WCC 1982 (9th) |
| 1984–85 | Steve Brown | Geoff Goodland | George Godfrey | Huns Gustrowsky | | | |
| 1985–86 | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | Huns Gustrowsky | | USMCC 1986 WCC 1986 |
| 1986–87 | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | | | |
| 1987–88 | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | | | |
| 1988–89 | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | | | |
| 1990–91 | Steve Brown | Paul Pustovar | George Godfrey | Wally Henry | Mike Fraboni | | USMCC 1991 WCC 1991 |
| 1991–92 | Steve Brown | Paul Pustovar | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | Mike Fraboni | | |
| 1993–94 | Paul Pustovar (fourth) | Steve Brown (skip) | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | | | |
| 1994–95 | Paul Pustovar (fourth) | Dave Violette | Richard Maskel | Steve Brown (skip) | | | |
| 1995–96 | Paul Pustovar (fourth) | Dave Violette | Richard Maskel | Steve Brown (skip) | | | |
| 1996–97 | Steve Brown | Dave Violette | Richard Maskel | Paul Pustovar | | | |
| 1998–99 | Craig Brown | Matt Stevens | Jon Brunt | Steve Brown | | | |
| 1999–00 | Craig Brown | Ryan Quinn | Jon Brunt | John Dunlop | Steve Brown | Diane Brown | WCC 2000 (4th) |
| 2001–02 | Larry Johnson | Stan Vinge | George Godfrey | Bill Kind | Steve Brown | | USSCC 2002 WSCC 2002 |
| 2003–04 | Bill Kind | George Godfrey | Walter Erbach | Larry Sharp | Steve Brown | | USSCC 2004 WSCC 2004 |

### Mixed

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
| 1984 | Steve Brown | Diane Brown | Vince Fitzgerald | Georgia Fitzgerald | USMxCC 1984 |
| 1988 | Steve Brown | Lisa Schoeneberg | Paul Schaefer | Bonnie Mansfield | USMxCC 1988 |

## Record as a coach of national teams

| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
| 1998 | 1998 Winter Olympics | United States (women) | 5 |
| 1999 | 1999 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | |
| 2004 | 2004 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | 4 |
| 2008 | 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | |
| 2008 | 2008 World Men's Curling Championship | United States (men) | 7 |
| 2009 | 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 4 |
| 2010 | 2010 Winter Paralympics | United States (wheelchair) | 4 |
| 2011 | 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 7 |
| 2012 | 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 5 |
| 2013 | 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 4 |
| 2014 | 2014 Winter Paralympics | United States (wheelchair) | 5 |
| 2015 | 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 5 |
| 2016 | 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 6 |
| 2017 | 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | United States (wheelchair) | 7 |

## Personal life

Steve Brown started curling in 1960, when he was 14 years old.
His children, son Craig Brown and daughter Erika Brown, are well-known American curlers too, US champions and World medallists. Steve's wife Diane Brown is also a curler, and Steve and Diane together won the US Mixed championship in 1984.
He is founder and owner of Steve's Curling Supplies, a curling equipment company.