Clarion Athletics

Elton Brown was one of the most gifted pigskin toters that the PSAC has ever seen. A 4-year starter from 1981-84, Brown is still Clarion's career leading rusher with 3,069 yards. He toted the pigskin 648 times, averaged 4.7 yards per carry, rushed for a school record 23 td's and accounted for 24 overall td's. Clarion had an overall record of 29-12 during his tenure. His top two seasons came in 1983 and 84. A junior in 1983, he scampered for a PSAC leading and school record 1,214 yards on 231 attempts (5.3 per carry), averaged 110.4 yards per game and scored 11 td's. Clarion was 9-2 overall, won the PSAC-West title and went on to defeat East Stroudsburg 27-14 in the PSAC Championship game at Hershey. A first team PSAC-West choice, Brown was named a first team AP All-American, recognizing him as the top running back in America among all small colleges. In 1984 Brown helped Clarion to a 7-3 slate gaining 888 yards on 195 carries (4.6 per carry), averaged 98.7 yards per game and scored 4 td's. He was a first team PSAC-West choice and an HM AP All-American. As a freshman in 1981 he led the team with 611 yards and 4 td's on 134 tries, then in 1982 he rambled for 356 yards and 4 td's on 88 carries.