Also this date: “It’s certainly good to be back in the good old State of Alabama,” said Johnny Mack Brown yesterday when he arrived in Anniston on his cross-country personal appearance tour.

Johnny “John” Mack Brown, at the age of 95, passed away on February 15, 2025, in Gainesville, Florida. He was born on January 26, 1930, in Blountstown, Florida, to Porter Ause Brown, Sr. and ...

An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract ...

Oct. 19—Oct. 19, 1949, in The Star: William S. (Bill) Weatherly, owner of Anniston radio station WOOB, said today he's "seriously considering" entering the political race to be associate ...