Stan Browne
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{About|the Australian educator and rugby league footballer|other people|Stanley Browne (disambiguation){{!}}Stanley Browne}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Stan Browne
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|5|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| retired = yes
| position = {{rlp|WG|CE}}
| club1 = South Sydney
| year1start = 1982
| year1end = 83
| appearances1 = 30
| tries1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 28
| club2 = Illawarra Steelers
| year2start = 1984
| year2end = 86
| appearances2 = 44
| tries2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 24
| updated = October 2014
| source = {{cite web|title=Stan Browne|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/stan-browne/summary.html|website=rugbyleagueproject.org|accessdate=6 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/S/Stan_Browne.html|title=Rugby League Tables & Statistics|website=stats.rleague.com|accessdate=11 October 2018}}
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Stan Browne (born 17 May 1962) is an Australian teacher, education administrator and former first grade rugby league player.
As a student, Browne attended Marist College Pagewood where he was chosen in their Rugby League Team of the Half Century.{{cite web|title=Rugby League Team of the Half Century|url=http://www.maristpagewood.catholic.edu.au/Team%20of%20the%20half%20Century.html|website=maristpagewood.catholic.edu.au|accessdate=6 October 2014}}
Browne appeared in 74 top grade matches between 1982 and 1986. He went on to become marketing director for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.{{cite news|title=South Sydney Sharks|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&docID=news980729_0142_2180|accessdate=6 October 2014|work=Illawarra Mercury|date=28 July 1998}}
Away from football Browne was a teacher of Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE). He is the author of the text book series PDHPE application and inquiry {{ISBN|9780195566109}}. In 1992 Browne was the education project co-ordinator for an AIDS education program.{{cite news|last1=Macken|first1=Lucy|title=CATHOLICS LAUNCH DRIVE ON SCHOOLS AIDS INFORMATION|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&docID=news920729_0054_3717|accessdate=6 October 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=29 July 1992}}
In 2014, Browne was presented with an award for Outstanding Contribution to the PDHPE Profession.{{cite web|title=2014 Doug Scholz Award for Outstanding Contribution to the PDHPE Profession.|url=http://www.pdhpeta.org/wp-content/uploads/2014-Stan-Browne-Citation.docx|website=pdhpeta.org|accessdate=13 July 2015}}
In 2016, Browne broke his leg in 20 places after falling from a ladder while trimming a tree.{{Cite news |title=DIY dads' deadly game of mistakes and ladders |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/diy-fall-guys-ladderrelated-accidents-land-middleaged-dads-in-hospital-with-serious-injuries/news-story/3b89fde9603e69dcf71a4fd84e51eb25 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20181119234216/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/diy-fall-guys-ladderrelated-accidents-land-middleaged-dads-in-hospital-with-serious-injuries/news-story/3b89fde9603e69dcf71a4fd84e51eb25 |archive-date=2018-11-19 |access-date=2025-01-14 |language=en}}
He is currently a senior inspector at the New South Wales Education Standards Authority.{{Cite web |author=NSW Education Standards Authority |date=2023-10-10 |title=Schools selected randomly for a short notice inspection |url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/nesa/news/all/schools-selected-randomly-for-a-short-notice-inspection-2023 |journal= |language=en-AU}}