Furman University

Mike Brown, LAT, ATC, has been a member of Furman’s sports medicine staff since 2015 after first serving as an athletic training fellow for the 2012-13 school year.

In his current capacity as assistant director of sports medicine, he serves as head athletic trainer for football, which he assumed in 2022 after serving as staff trainer for eight years.  In addition, he has worked as a trainer for softball since 2021.  From 2015-20 he served as the primary athletic trainer for baseball.

Prior to returning to Furman, Brown spent two years at Clemson as a graduate assistant athletic trainer, with primary training duties for men’s and women’s cross country and track & field teams.

During his first tenure at Furman he was the athletic trainer for baseball and assistant for Paladin football.

Brown began his athletic training career with an internship with the Baltimore Ravens in 2011.

A native of Burtonsville, Md., he graduated from Salisbury University in 2012 with a bachelor of science degree in athletic training and secured his master’s in human resource development with a concentration in athletic leadership in 2015.

Brown holds a number of certifications and licenses, including ATC and LAT, and CPR/AED, and owns extensive post-graduate professional development and memberships.