Bobby Brown
Home Town: Denver, Colorado Birthday: 06/05/1991Sponsors: Under Armour, Red Bull, Salomon, Smith, Bing, Skullcandy, Breckenridge, Dakine
2-time Winter X-Games XIV gold medalist - check
Dew Cup Champ - check
Teenage heart-throb – check
To watch 20 year-old Bobby Brown glide to the top of the Breckenridge Park drop zone is to witness a guy that is genuinely stoked. Assuredly the 100 plus days of sunshine that this particular park sees are a factor in that great feeling. Then add the perfect jumps and rails, the high 5s from your pals, and good vibes from visiting world-class skiers and snowboarders, and you have a recipe for perfect days. Those perfect days are somehow made even better when a random skier from a foreign country bestows a compliment such as, “Eh, Bobby. Great to meet ya. Wow man, I loved what you did at the X-Games this year. So sweet!”
For his part, Bobby appears humbled by such moments, which begs the question “Can a guy that rises this high into the air each day really be this down-to-earth?” It appears so. The fame that Bobby has experienced throughout his career has not changed who he is. Spend some time with Bobby and you will be pleasantly surprised by a guy that is grateful for the special place he has created for himself, an action-sports star that wants to make his run last as long as possible.
These days, Bobby isn’t home a whole lot in his native Denver or newer stomping grounds of Breckenridge. Competitions, filming, and related obligations carry him to exotic destinations all over the globe. Whether he’s filming a new segment for Matchstick or Poor Boyz, coaching young tykes at Camp of Champs and Windells, or getting ready for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Bobby has a lot on his plate.
All of the above chaos has likely forced Bobby to grow up a little more quickly than some other people his age. Yet On the daily, Bobby also still lives the “normal” life of a 20 year-old whenever possible makes time to behave like a normal teenager, which means blasting communications on his phone and laptop, and and firing up the Playstation to forget about things for just a few minutes at times. The early-high school grad is clearly a major fan of technology as a means to sharing his experiences with friends near and far: Tweeting, IM’ing, you name it. He’s on it. Yet he’s so fast, its difficult to actually catch him in the act. I guess you just have to ‘follow’ him.
Come to think of it, this is the microcosm of the life of Bobby Brown. If you want to try and keep up with him, you’ll have to hold on tight.


