Western actor johnny mack brown biography
Western actor johnny mack brown biography
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Johnny Mack Brown
American football player and actor (1904-1974)
Not to be confused with Mack Brown.
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] He acted and starred mainly in Western films.
Early life
Born and raised in Dothan, Alabama, Brown was the son of Ed and Mattie Brown, one of eight siblings. His parents were shopkeepers.[2]
He was a star of the high school football team, earning a football scholarship to the University of Alabama.
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His little brother Tolbert "Red" Brown played with "Mack" in 1925.[3]
University of Alabama
While at the University of Alabama, Brown became an initiated member of 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"[5] and was inducted int