Journey Brown
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| Position | Running back |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 19, 1999 Meadville, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Meadville (Meadville, Pennsylvania) |
Journey Jay Brown (born March 19, 1999) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He is now a pit crew member for Trackhouse Racing.
Early years
[edit]Brown attended Meadville Area Senior High School in Meadville, Pennsylvania.[1] During his career, he rushed for 7,027 yards and 106 touchdowns.[2] During a game his junior year in 2015, he broke Pennsylvania high school records for rushing yards in a game with 722 and rushing touchdowns with 10.[3][4] He committed to Penn State University to play college football.[5] Brown also ran track in high school and broke the Pennsylvania record for 100 meter dash which was held by Olympian Leroy Burrell.[6]
College career
[edit]After redshirting his first year at Penn State in 2017, Brown played in eight games in 2018 and had 44 yards on eight carries with a touchdown.[7] As a redshirt sophomore in 2019, he started 10 of 13 games, rushing for 890 yards on 129 carries and 12 touchdowns.[8][9] He was named the MVP of the 2019 Cotton Bowl after rushing for a school bowl game record 202 yards.[10][11][12] On November 11, 2020, PSU Head Coach James Franklin announced Brown could no longer play football due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Scranton, Donnie Collins | The Times-Tribune. "PSU's Journey Brown finds strength in Meadville memories". GoErie.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Minemyer, Chip. "Penn State football | Brown eager to 'make an impact'". The Tribune-Democrat.
- ^ "Pa. HS RB has 722 yards, 10 TDs in 107-90 win". ESPN.com. September 12, 2015.
- ^ How Journey Brown rushed for 722 yards and his offense scored 107 points — in one game
- ^ Copper, Mike. "Meadville running back Journey Brown bound for Penn State". GoErie.com.
- ^ "Penn State football signee Journey Brown breaks former Olympic champion's 100-meter dash record".
- ^ Service, Elton Hayes CNHI News. "Journey Brown in line for increased role in Penn State backfield". Meadville Tribune.
- ^ Bodani, Frank. "Best running backs in the nation? Penn State runs with a 'faster' Journey Brown". York Daily Record.
- ^ Twitter. "Penn State's Journey Brown receives high praise from his running backs coach". Reading Eagle.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Journey Brown's journey at Penn State is far from over after a record-setting performance in the Cotton Bowl". pennlive. December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Penn State's Journey Brown is set to turn track speed into football stardom after big Cotton Bowl". pennlive. April 14, 2020.
- ^ How Journey Brown surprised with memorable performance in Penn State Nittany Lions' Cotton Bowl win
- ^ "Penn State Running Back Journey Brown Ends His Football Career". SI.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.