Brother Brown (American football)

Brother Brown
Tulane Green Wave No. 1
Position Halfback
Career history
College Tulane (1921–1924)
Career highlights and awards

Alfred W. "Brother" Brown was a college football player.

Tulane University

He was a prominent running back for the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University from 1921 to 1924.[1] Clark Shaughnessy said he was the best player he ever coached.[2] He, Peggy Flournoy and hall of famer Lester Lautenschlaeger were all in the backfield. Brown was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1979.[3] LSU coach Irving Pray told his players of Brown, "Don't try to tackle him on sweeps. Just run with him and force him out of bounds."[4]

The last TD in the 21–0 win over LSU came on a 65-yard punt return by Brown.[5] Brown was captain in 1924. Tulane suffered only one loss all year – to Mississippi A&M. He closed the season with several 100 yard rushing efforts.[5] Brown was selected All-Southern by the players of the Vanderbilt Commodores.[6]

Professional football

Brown and Lautenschlaeger played once against Red Grange's Chicago Bears in the first professional football game in New Orleans.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Dave Dixon. Saints, Superdome, and the Scandal. p. 81.
  2. ↑ Clark Shaughnessy (October 6, 1935). "Brother Brown Finest Played Coached By Shaughnessy". Reading Eagle.
  3. ↑ "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame".
  4. ↑ "Tiger Den Archives".
  5. 1 2 "Football History". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26.
  6. ↑ Lawrence Perry (December 4, 1924). "Game's For The Sake". Harrisburg Telegraph. p. 20. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ The Red Grange Story.
  8. ↑ "Red Grange Leads Bears To 14-0 Win In New Orleans". Reading Times. January 11, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved May 9, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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