Alabama native Johnny Mack Brown (1904-1974) was a celebrated college football player and western film star. A running back for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide during the mid-1920s, he went to Hollywood after college and enjoyed a successful acting career that included more than 160 film appearances.
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