Johnny Mack Brown: Of Touchdowns and Tumbleweeds
Johnny Mack Brown (1904-1974) was one of those Jazz Age athletes whose fame crossed over into mainstream pop culture, culminating with movie stardom. He was star halfback of the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide during the 1920s. This landed his handsome visage on all the Wheaties Boxes. When Mack graduated, rather than turn pro, this […]