Brown enrolled at Point Park College and landed an internship with the Pirates' promotion department in 1979, where his duties included serving as the inaugural backup Pirate Parrot. (The Pirates would go on to win the World Series that year.)
In 1979, Brown began his education at Point Park College and started an internship with the Pittsburgh Pirates' promotion department. His duties included being the first backup Pirate Parrot. The team went on to win the World Series that year.