Journey Brown

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.

Journey Brown
PositionRunning back
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-19) March 19, 1999
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolMeadville
(Meadville, Pennsylvania)

Early years

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

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
  1. 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)
  2. Minemyer, Chip. "Penn State football | Brown eager to 'make an impact'". The Tribune-Democrat.
  3. "Pa. HS RB has 722 yards, 10 TDs in 107-90 win". ESPN.com. September 12, 2015.
  4. How Journey Brown rushed for 722 yards and his offense scored 107 points — in one game
  5. Copper, Mike. "Meadville running back Journey Brown bound for Penn State". GoErie.com.
  6. "Penn State football signee Journey Brown breaks former Olympic champion's 100-meter dash record".
  7. Service, Elton Hayes CNHI News. "Journey Brown in line for increased role in Penn State backfield". Meadville Tribune.
  8. Bodani, Frank. "Best running backs in the nation? Penn State runs with a 'faster' Journey Brown". York Daily Record.
  9. Twitter. "Penn State's Journey Brown receives high praise from his running backs coach". Reading Eagle. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. "Journey Brown's journey at Penn State is far from over after a record-setting performance in the Cotton Bowl". pennlive. December 28, 2019.
  11. "Penn State's Journey Brown is set to turn track speed into football stardom after big Cotton Bowl". pennlive. April 14, 2020.
  12. How Journey Brown surprised with memorable performance in Penn State Nittany Lions' Cotton Bowl win
  13. "Penn State Running Back Journey Brown Ends His Football Career". SI.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
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