ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌv kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ, mˈɛɹɪlˌænd, bɹˈoʊhɔːn ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒsˈaʊθ dˈoːɹtʃɛstɚ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ænd spˈɛnt θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nəbɹˈæskə, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd kˈɑːlɪdʒ bˈeɪsbɔːl fɚðə kˈɔːɹnhʌskɚz.
A native of Cambridge, Maryland, Brohawn graduated from Cambridge-South Dorchester High School in 1991, and spent three years at the University of Nebraska, where he played college baseball for the Cornhuskers.