After Sam Brown heard his name called Friday at the MLS SuperDraft, the first thing he did was hug his father, who sat next to him throughout two-plus hours of waiting. He then made his way to the podium to receive his jersey while oozing with excitement and happiness.
“My heart was pounding pretty badly,” Brown told The Salt Lake Tribune via telephone. “I was super pumped.”
Real Salt Lake selected Brown 17th overall in the first round of the draft. He played four years at Harvard, where he started 61 of the 62 games in which he appeared.