Micah Brown
No. 3 Helsinki Roosters | |
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Date of birth: | June 12, 1986 |
Place of birth: | Staten Island, NY |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: |
TBT (FL) Blake (FL)[1] |
College: |
SMU Huskies[2] Saint Paul's[3][4] |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Olympic medal record | ||
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Men’s American football | ||
Representing United States | ||
World Championship | ||
2011 Austria | Team Competition |
Micah Brown (June 12, 1986, in Staten Island, New York) is a professional Quarterback in Europe who currently plays for the Helsinki Roosters. Brown has played Canadian University Football for the Saint Mary's Huskies.[11][12]
High school
Born in Staten Island, NY, Brown moved to Tampa, FL and initially attended Tampa Bay Technical High School from 2000-2003. While at TBT (FL) he played basketball in addition to football. In the spring of 2003, his junior year, he transferred to Howard W. Blake High School, where he believed that he would have a better opportunity to go on and play college football. His junior and senior years he received All-District and All-County Honors along with Gatorade Player of the Year Award, Wendy's High School Heisman Award and the Elite 11 nominations.
Education
- Master's North American Studies from University of Marburg Germany
- Bachelor's Art Psychology & Sociology from Saint Mary's University (Halifax) Canada
- Bachelor's Science Marketing & Management from Saint Paul's College (Virginia)
Professional career
Brown was allocated to the Roosters in July 2015 a day after winning the Polish Super Final X with the Seahawks Gdynia, making him the second player ever in European-American Football history to win two major league championships in the same year once he captured the Maple Bowl title in Helsinki.[13][14]Prior to his time in Poland, Brown was the offensive coordinator in addition to his role as quarterback, in Germany with the Marburg Mercenaries, where he kept the team in championship contention reaching the playoffs in the German Football League each his two years there.[15]
Brown was introduced to Marburg through a former teammate on the U.S. National Team, which won Gold in the World Championship 2011 in Austria. Other professional playing, coaching and organization developmental experiences include Canadian Football League, Arena football and other countries such as Switzerland, France, India, Italy, Canada and USA.
References
- ↑ http://www.scout.com/player/34126-micah-brown/news?year=2003
- ↑ http://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/fball/2010-11/players/micahbrownneic
- ↑ http://www.theciaa.com/sports/fball/2009-2010/reports/090826-week_1_preview
- ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/players/131456/gamelog
- ↑ http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/sports/football/lsfl-week-3-recap
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/gold-medalist-qb-and-2-time-ncaa-champion-heading-to-danville/n-4323829
- ↑ http://americansports.sport-heute.ch/home.php/art/3934/micah_brown_wieder_ein_meanmachine.html
- ↑ http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/helsinki-roosters-win-maple-bowl-xxxvi-for-4th-straight-title/
- ↑ http://www.touchdown-europe.net/2015/06/hall-of-fame-micah-brown-qb.html
- ↑ http://www.cfl.ca/2010/11/15/huskies-claim-fourth-straight-loney-bowl/
- ↑ "Micah Brown, new quarterback of the Marburg Mercenaries".
- ↑ http://www.helsinkiroosters.com/helsinki-roosters-sign-micah-brown-as-their-qb-for-rest-of-2015-season/
- ↑ http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/helsinki-roosters-win-maple-bowl-xxxvi-for-4th-straight-title/
- ↑ http://de.scoresway.com/?sport=american_football&page=player&id=78
- ↑ http://www.mercenaries.de/de/news/2735/21/Ein-Football-Globetrotter-kommt-nach-Marburg.html