WALKERTON — Ron Brown didn’t plan on coming out of his high school football coaching retirement. That was, until several John Glenn players came asking him to take over the program.
The assistant principal for the high school the last four years can now add head football coach to his title after being hired for the job March 19.
Brown takes over after former coach John Barron was placed on administrative leave before ultimately resigning in February after being charged with misdemeanor battery. Barron was charged by the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office for allegedly slapping a female student on the butt multiple times in November 2023. The case is scheduled to go to a jury trial in October.
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“The kids were very convincing with their reasons why I should come out of retirement and try this again,” Brown said. “At the end of the day, you don’t want to let the students down, you don’t want to let your community down. Hopefully, we can do some things that can make the students and community proud.”
Brown previously spent four seasons as the Triton head coach from 2015-18, winning a Class 1A sectional title in his final season. He also coached one year at Elwood High School, located in central Indiana, in 2019 before taking the assistant principal gig at Glenn in 2020.
John Glenn High School football head coach Ron Brown, center, talks to his team after a workout Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the high school in Walkerton.
In recent seasons, Brown has coached the Glenn middle school team, as well as helped out the high school program when needed.
The early feedback on Brown as head coach has been universally positive.
“I think it’s been great,” senior Julian McMahan said. “He’s really building a culture around us. We had good…
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Publish date : 2024-08-05 08:06:41
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