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| Tulane Green Wave – No. 1 | |
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| Position | Halfback |
| Career history | |
| College | Tulane (1921–1924) |
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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. Clark Shaughnessy said he was the best player he ever coached. 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. 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."
The last TD in the 21–0 win over LSU came on a 65-yard punt return by Brown. 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. Brown was selected All-Southern by the players of the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Professional football
Brown and Lautenschlaeger played once against Red Grange's Chicago Bears in the first professional football game in New Orleans.
References
- Dave Dixon (February 15, 2008). Saints, Superdome, and the Scandal. p. 81. ISBN 9781455611560.
- Clark Shaughnessy (October 6, 1935). "Brother Brown Finest Played Coached By Shaughnessy". Reading Eagle.
- "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame".
- "Tiger Den Archives".
- ^ "Football History". Archived from the original on December 26, 2014.
- Lawrence Perry (December 4, 1924). "Game's For The Sake". Harrisburg Telegraph. p. 20. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- The Red Grange Story. University Illinois Press. 1933.
- "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.