Donald L. Brown

Don L. Brown is a former standout sandlot baseball player, and later a well-regarded defensive tackle on a professional football team in the New England Conference; Don became a laborer after his playing days were over. After suffering a catastrophic injury while working in a factory, he made his way to college at the age of 36. His path began at Mount Wachusset Community College and took him to Amherst College and Harvard Law School. At Harvard Law he was a classmate of Both Michelle (Robinson) Obama and Barack Obama.

In his third year law school thesis—written in 1989 and now housed in the permanent collection at the Harvard Law School Library—Brown predicted that Barack Obama would become president of the United States. A long-time college professor and noted distance walker, Brown still participates in charity walking events all around the country.

Brown is currently preparing for a 32-City tour.