James M. "Bingo" Brown (January 13, 1892 â September 1, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Michigan State Normal CollegeâÂÂnow known as Eastern Michigan UniversityâÂÂfrom 1923 to 1924, compiling a record of 4âÂÂ10âÂÂ2. He was also the head basketball coach at the University of DetroitâÂÂnow known as the University of Detroit MercyâÂÂfrom 1919 to 1922, tallying a mark of 24âÂÂ28.
Brown attended Colgate University, where he played college football before graduating in 1916. During World War I, he served as an infantry lieutenant in the United States Army, seeing action during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. At the University of Detroit, he also served as an assistant football coach under head coach James F. Duffy. Brown died at the age of 73, on September 1, 1965, at St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.