Monroe-Brown Foundation
Monroe-Brown Foundation Commits $7 Million to Michigan Athletics

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan Athletics announced on Wednesday (July 10) that it has received a $7 million gift from the Monroe-Brown Foundation in support of facilities, resulting in the renovation of the players' locker room in Schembechler Hall. 

Robert J. Brown and Robert M. Brown were the first father-son duo to be named Michigan Football team captains in the program's storied history. Robert J. Brown was an All-American guard and three-year Michigan football letterman. He captained the 1925 Wolverines and was a member of the 1923 national champion team, and 1923 and 1925 Big Ten champion teams under Fielding Yost. From 1967-74, he served as a University of Michigan regent. Robert M. Brown followed his father to Ann Arbor, playing for Bump Elliott and lettered in 1961 and 1962. He served as the 1962 team captain.