| School: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Currentnumber: | 1 |
| Pastschools: | Tulane (1921 - 1924) |
| Currentposition: | Halfback |
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Alfred W. "Brother" Brown was a college football player.
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. 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]
Brown and Lautenschlaeger played once against Red Grange's Chicago Bears in the first professional football game in New Orleans.[7] [8]