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Derrick Brown starred in two sports at Mount Saint Mary for four years, going on to become the first former Knight to sign a professional contract when he signed with the then California Angels in 1992.
 
Derrick starred for the Knights both on the court and the diamond for four years, serving as a team captain three times in both sports. He scored over 1,000 career points on the basketball court for the Mount and as a senior in baseball he hit a robust .400.
 
Following his standout senior season on the diamond, Derrick signed a professional baseball contract with the California Angels, reporting for spring training in February 1992. Following his release from camp, Derrick played independent baseball for the Nashua Hawks in Nashua, New Hampshire and went on to tour the Caribbean, Central and South America with a semi-professional baseball team based out of New York City.
 
Derrick lists serving as team captain for three years in both sports and being a four-year starter on both the court and diamond as proud achievements as a Knight. He also fondly recalls winning the Knickerbocker baseball championship at Shea Stadium and being surprised at a home basketball game with being named Homecoming King in 1991.
 
Currently, Derrick has been an educator in the Bronx for better than 20 years and also operates a non-profit organization called Urban Sports Group. The group teaches fast pitch softball to inner city females from ages 8-18. He has also served as the Union Chapter Leader for the United Federation of Teachers for the last 12 years.
 
Derrick is married to Sonya (Johnson) Brown '92 and the couple are the proud parents of two children. Darrius and Sheala.
 
"As a student-athlete at the Mount, I learned the importance of Time Management, To always be Grateful for all opportunities big and small, To embrace Failure and learn from it, and lastly The Grind never stops, always look for the next challenge."