Hall of Fame Inductees
Wendell Brown came to Lincoln as a recognized football and track star at Howard High School in Wilmington, DE. Brown was a two-sport athlete at Lincoln from 1934-37. He ran track and played football. At the 2nd Annual Testimonial Banquet for the football team, he received a golden football and the 1937 MVP trophy from then President Walter L. Wright. In a win over Hampton in 1937, Brown scored the lone touchdown of the game, a 79-yard run. While a student at Lincoln Brown was a member of the Glee Club and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Brown served in the United States Army (1947-1967) and was employed by the United States Civil Service (1967-1987) where he specialized in defense logistics and defense supply. In his spare time, Brown was a member of Toastmasters International and the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi for 70+ years. As a member of Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church, he served as the Sunday School Superintendent for 38 years and the Finance Committee Chairman for 25 years.  In 1988 and 1993 he attended his 50th and 55th Class Reunions. As faithful supporter of The Lincoln University, in 2003 he was one of the Class of 1938 members to make a noteworthy donation to the Langston Hughes Memorial Library. Brown, who passed in 2009 at the age of 92, earned degrees in Education and English.
