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2× SoCon champion (1924, 1925) Third-team All-American ( 1925) All-Southern ( 1925) Rose Bowl MVP. College Football Hall of Fame (1957) John Brown (September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974) was an American college football player and film actor billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. [1]
Johnny Mack Brown. Actor: Valley of Fear. An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated.
Johnny Mack Brown. Actor: Valley of Fear. An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated.
Mar 27, 2023 · Johnny Mack Brown Dothan native Johnny Mack Brown (1904-1974) gained fame in two very different arenas: college football and Hollywood Westerns. A gifted athlete, he first achieved notoriety as an All-American running back for the University of Alabama for his efforts in a stunning upset of the heavily favored University of Washington Huskies ...
Johnny Mack Brown is best remembered as perhaps the first athlete who successfully pursued a motion picture career. As a football player at the University of Alabama, Brown played in one of the most important games in southern football history.
As a football player at the University of Alabama, Brown played in one of the most important games in southern football history. Until Alabama defeated Washington 20-19 in the 1926 Rose Bowl, southern football did not enjoy the prestige it holds today.
Dec 30, 2023 · From Dothan to Tuscaloosa. Born Sept. 1, 1904, as the son of shopkeepers, Brown starred at Dothan High School before earning a scholarship to Alabama in 1922. He arrived in Tuscaloosa...