Tolbert Brown
Alabama Crimson Tide
PositionHalfback/End
Class1927
Personal information
Born:c. 1906
Dothan, Alabama, U.S.
Career history
CollegeAlabama (19251927)
Bowl gamesRose Bowl (1926, 1927)
High schoolDothan
Career highlights and awards
  • National championship (1925, 1926)
  • All-Southern (1926)

Tolbert "Red" Brown was a college football player. He was the brother of Johnny Mack Brown.[1] Brown was selected All-Southern by some writers in 1926.[2]

Early years

Brown was a native of Dothan, Alabama, the third of nine children.[3] He was captain of the Dothan High football team in 1923.[4]

University of Alabama

1925

Brown played at end, while his brother "Mack" played at halfback in 1925.[5]

References

  1. "Johnny Mack Brown:star on the gridiron and silver screen".
  2. "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved July 6, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Johnny Mack Brown".
  4. "Looking Back". p. 92.
  5. "1925".


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