Johnny Mack Brown
| Johnny Mack Brown | |
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Brown in 1935.
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| Born |
September 1, 1904 Dothan, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1974 (aged 70) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1927–1966 |
| Spouse(s) | Cornelia "Connie" Foster (1926–November 14, 1974) |
| College football career | |
| Alabama Crimson Tide No. 17 | |
| Position | Halfback |
| Career history | |
| College | Alabama (1924–1925) |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Dothan |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1957) | |
Johnny "Mack" Brown (September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974) was an American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. He was mostly in Western films.
Born and raised in Dothan, Alabama, Brown was a star of the high school football team, earning a football scholarship to the University of Alabama. His little brother Tolbert "Red" Brown played with "Mack" in 1925.
While at the University of Alabama, Brown became an initiated member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Brown was a prominent halfback on his university's Crimson Tide football team, coached by Wallace Wade. He earned the nickname "The Dothan Antelope" and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Pop Warner called him "one of the fastest football players I've ever seen."
The 1924 team lost only to Centre. Brown starred in the defeat of Georgia Tech.
Brown helped his team to become the 1925 NCAA Division I-A national football champions. In that year's Rose Bowl Game, he earned Most Valuable Player honors after scoring two of his team's three touchdowns in an upset win over the heavily favored Washington Huskies. The 1926 Crimson Tide was thus the first southern team to ever win a Rose Bowl. The game is commonly referred to as "the game that changed the south." Brown was selected All-Southern.
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