From the '27 Corolla: JOHNNY MACK BROWN ~ The latest addition to motion picture stardom served the fall as freshman coach at the Capstone. Imparting some of his own skill at slipping and squirming for Alabama gains, Johnny Mack developed many likely candidates for regular berths on the major Crimson Tide. The name of Brown has a classic significance in this vicinity, and in Johnny Mack's latest venture, that into the movies, Alabama as a state and university wishes him the best of success.
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